Camera Choices

[pxl8]

Originally Posted by Klewis

The 18-55mm lens makes a good doorstop!. Buy the body only option and then select a good lens to match it. My 18-55mm has been taken out the box once held it in my hand and put it back in the box it is horrible! Yes you can take reasonable pictures with it but you may as well stick to the fuji which will give better results than the 18-55mm

Having looked at the original sized images for the Fuji on dpreview and compared them to similar shots I'd taken with the kit lens I'd have to disagree.

But maybe my method was flawed? Foolishly I put the lens on the camera to test it, rather than hold it in my hand

The kit lens isn't L glass but at it's price point it's performs well.

[Fourwings]

Originally Posted by pxl8

The kit lens isn't L glass but at it's price point it's performs well.

To be perfectly honest I only used the 18 - 55mm kit lens for test shots whilst getting used to the 20D and the results were not that bad, just not really impressive, my main gripe was that it is not that well made, it seems very cheap compared to the cameras with which it is sold.
My Sigma 150mm macro has not been off the camera since I had it, what a superb bit of kit
I may take it off if I can get my hands on an L series 400mm f 2.8 prime, all I need to do is win the lottery

[Kev Lewis]

You may well be right pxl8 but, imo, the build quality and feel of the 18-55 is absolutely appalling by Canon standards, even for a budget lens, and instantly gave me zero confidence in it's capability.