Is the kit camera that bad?

[syburn]

The sales man is telling me the 17-55 kit camera is bad. I thought as its so cheap I can use it for starters. What do you all think. Should I forget it and get another lens. If so, what lens for a beginner?

Why is buying a camera soooo complicated?.......

Simon

[ddelallata]

Do you mean the 18-55 kit lens? I think that it is an excellent lens for starters :) In a couple of months or a year or two you can sell it for about 60-70 dlls. Go for it, don't let pushy salesmen sell you equipment that don't feel comfortable with yet or that is out of your price range.

[AjP]

it is ok for starter, but focal length definately too small, depending for what purposes u gonna use it. and u might outgrouwing the lense reaaaaaallllly fast, so if you can afford, buy something better, I personaly got 28-135 IS USM and it is great lenses for starters and great walk around lense, or u can buy something less expancive like Sigma or something else

[Medic1]

For what it is, the 18-55 is actually a pretty good lens. I personally switched off using it fairly quickly, purchasing the 28-105 and then replacing it with the 28-135 IS USM......but there are occasions where I still use the 18-55. It produces some decent results.

[Alexandre Gabriel]

IMO you can't replace 18-55 with 28-135... you lose 16mm equiv. and it is a lot when it's WA. A great starter lens set is 18-55,the cheap (and amazing!) 50mm f/1.8 and the sub-par-but-almost-free 75-300.