Defective EFS 18-55mm Lens

[DxHatchback]

I ordered a Rebel from RitzCamera.com and it came with a defective copy of the 18-55mm lens.

Will Canon cover this?

http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/a/m/amr5015/parkinterior.jpg

[COKE CAN]

I don't get it...

[DxHatchback]

angel eye or halo in the pictures (night shots)

[tim]

That's not a defective lens, that's because it's a cheap lens. If you want less halos you'll have to invest in a higher quality lens - the 18-55 is really just a cheap starter lens. I kept mine because it's a cheap wide angle lens, but I almost never use it - I prefer to stand back and use my Tamron.

[DxHatchback]

yeah i mainly use my $200 EF 75-300mm lens now

so its not defective then?

[raylks]

My first DSLR lens is the kit lens of 300D. It was quite good and I was quite satisfied about it when I did not have the knowledge of the performance of other lens (^^). But I have never experienced the halo as in the picture.
Perhaps you need to invest some money for better lens. The kit lens cannot satisfy 95% of photographers.

[tim]

so its not defective then?

That's not a defective lens, that's because it's a cheap lens.

The 75-300 isn't aclaimed for it's quality either, but it should be better than the kit lens.

[cactusclay]

Just about any lens will show some sort of sun refraction, when pointed toward the sun. Using a lens hood will help. As far as that being a crap lens, I would have to disagree. I found it very sharp at 5.6 and difficult to tell the difference from it and a 50.1.8 or 1.4 at 5.6.

[DxHatchback]

thing is, these were night shots mang

[JaertX]

yes the lens is defective.

it will only work on three Canon slr's.

[cactusclay]

thing is, these were night shots mang
Was there overhead lighting that could have caused the refraction? Do you see it in every picture, even when there are no light sources-natural or artificial-pointing towards the lens?