Hi,
I have few questions:
I was wondering if I could buy the following lens instead of the kit lens which comes with the Canon Digital Rebel (EOS 300D/350D/400D)
The description says: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM SLR Lens for EOS Digital SLR's
I am moving up from my basic digital cameras to DSLRs
http://www.amazon.com/Canon-EF-S-18-55mm...
2. What does USM motor give? Autofocus? Any image stabilization (I know its not mentioned and those are expensive). In general overall quality.
3. I was reading through other posts and heard that any lens would have a focal length multiplied by 1.6. So, is the kit lens or the one mentioned above equivalent to 28.8mm-88mm?
4. My friend has a old tamron lens (70-200), would that be 112-320mm?
5. Is the kit lens absolute junk, or can I get the good image quality out of using these lenses. I don't want to get disappointed after buying DSLR, since I might not spend a lot of money on lenses.
Thanks. Like she said, the 18-55mm is the lens kit.
2. USM gives faster auto focus without the sideeffect of a loud motor when it focuses. IS just depends on the generation it is in though IS lenses general are all the same but the newer verson have more gyros in it to have a more active IS. It does not usually increase cost that dramatically. Build quality will vary depending if you buy a comsumer lens or if you buy Canon's L series.
3. No the kit is not multiplied by 1.6x because it is a EF-S or EF-Shortback lenses which means it is designed for APS-C sensors. However all EF lenses that are not EF-S, which include all L series as well, are multiplied by 1.6x
4. Yes.
5. The kit is not junk. Its just newbies who dont know how to use them that complain about it. Its a great lens and you can get amazing pictures out of it IF you know what your doing. If you arent willing to spend money on a lens then, the kit is going to be the cheapest lens that gives good results otherwise your going ot spend $300 on like the 28-135mm f/3.5-4.5 IS which has about hte same imagine quality, but has a longer reach to it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ichikoko/34... here are a picture I took with the kit.
Seriously if your not going to spend money on a L series lens or equlivate lens, then the imagine quality is not going to be much different from the lens kit UNLESS you get prime lenses like the 50mm f/1.8. That is an incorrect description of the lens you mention.
The EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 is ACTUALLY the cheap kit lens that comes with the EOS 300D/350D& 400D.
It DOES NOT feature the USM (Ultra Sonic Motor).
The Ultra Sonic Motor provides very fast, smooth and quiet focusing of the zoom lens.
Image Stabilization (IS) is available on a number of Canon's lenses.
An L lens, (which stands for 'luxury') is Canon's top of the line lens.
Some of these lenses are quite expensive, but if you can afford it...a better lens is preferable to the kit lens (depending on how serious you are about your photography).
If you choose wisely, one lens should suffice for quite a while.
An excellent (but pricey) general lens is the 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM.
But, it really depends on what focal length you would be happy with. Buying the camera with kit lens is ok if you are new to dslr photography (it should serve you reasonably well while you get used to your new camera)...but you might find that the lens's focal length and optical quality is somewhat limited. Check the reviews of it in the link below.
good luck... |
