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Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: elksnout on April 04, 2010, 05:17:15 PM

Title: Canon on CL
Post by: elksnout on April 04, 2010, 05:17:15 PM: ISi W/15-55 lens, 55-250 lens, 50 f1.8 lens, tripod, etc. 15 months old. 550.00. Had to have shutter replaced by Canon. Worth it ???
Title: Re: Canon on CL
Post by: wabow on April 05, 2010, 12:34:54 PM: Id post the CL link. There is something off in your post. The camera model, 15-55 is more likely an 18-55 and comes with and without IS. The non IS version is junk. The 55-250 has never been a good lense. The 50 1.8 "nifty fifty" is pretty good especelly at well under a $100 bucks.

Don
Title: Re: Canon on CL
Post by: huntnphool on April 05, 2010, 05:41:51 PM: PM sent elksnout
Title: Re: Canon on CL
Post by: elksnout on April 05, 2010, 06:28:42 PM: Huntnphool. PM received and one back at you. Thanks a million.

Elksnout
Title: Re: Canon on CL
Post by: elksnout on April 05, 2010, 07:26:18 PM: Also, it's always mentioned on here about " kit " lenses. Are they bad or of poor quality ? How do you know they are kit lenses ? That said, if one was to buy a used body only, what would be a good " first " lens to put on it ?
Title: Re: Canon on CL
Post by: wabow on April 06, 2010, 08:14:38 AM: Quote from: elksnout on April 05, 2010, 07:26:18 PM
Also, it's always mentioned on here about " kit " lenses. Are they bad or of poor quality ? How do you know they are kit lenses ? That said, if one was to buy a used body only, what would be a good " first " lens to put on it ?

Not all kit lenses are bad. Canon packaged most of their lower end dslr's with the 18-55 then went to the 18-55is. The IS version is not bad as far as optics go. It is however very loud compared to a USM lens. Kit lenses are usually slow, meaning the usually only stop down to mid 3's and 4's.
A good first lense really depends on your budget and what you want to do with it. The nifty fifty is always a good choice but is a prime lense and limiting. The 18-55is is a good starter lense. If your budget permits a 17-40f4L and a 70-200f4L will get you a very wide variety.
Anytime you think about lenses you need to compensate for crop factor. A 50mm lense will be about 80mm. A 17-40 would actually be 27-64 so not as wide as one would think. A 70-200 would be 112-320 so you get alot more zoom for the money with a crop camera.

Don