i'm more and more appreciative of my 18-55mm lens

[engrmariano]

if only this lens doesnt have that common AF failure issue, it'll last you for a long time...

but i would buy another one just incase mine fails...

 

[jdbatino]

Last week I bought an 18-55 IS.
Coz i wanted an IS for hand held video work.

It was pretty sharp for photos!

Im always gonna bring it with me. For times when I need IS and deep DOF.
It weighs zero lbs anyway. Lol.

 

[doodah]

Canon's basic kit lenses just kick major a**: 18-55 IS and 55-250 IS. The latter is so good that Nikon has to replace their 55-200 VR with the recent 55-300 VR just to match up. :bsmilie:

 

[clioboy]

sometimes perhaps it is the cheap uv filter that gives trouble... i hate my images on kit lens until one day i throw away the cheapo uv filter.. then "wow!"...

:thumbsup:

cheap or expensive..i am not on filter anymore.

 

[sinned79]

hey.
actually after getting my canon DSLR with my 18-55mm , i got myself another lens. the 50mm f1.8. i have started another thread in newbies corner, talking about how should i utilise it, as i have not really been using it that much.

anyway is this two lens enough, and a good combination? i just started shooting, so am not really very demanding in terms of the image quality etc etc.

18-55 + 50mm f1.8 is a good combo enough for your case.

 

[kentwong81]

Kit lens is always a good and cheap lens to start with for beginners. They cover a wide range of focal lengths with decent aperture so it is an easy walk around lens for beginners to practise their photography.

However, once you are getting serious, better and are really into photography(not casual shooter), I believe your requirement for much better image quality(sharper, clearer, better colour, lesser flares, CA, distortions, etc) in every situation(low light, bright day, fast actions, etc) will increase as well. You will find that the kit lens cannot fulfill your new requirement anymore and you don't wish to miss to capture the golden moment. So probably you will do research to check out why it can't do the job. You'll find out that the answer comes from the optics structure inside the lens and also the material of filter if you are using one. Of course the photographer's skill is factored in too(a very big factor indeed - 60% I guess), here I assume that you are already good in shooting during this stage.

Photography is expensive hobby. Every cents counts.

 

[rebelriot]

im actually looking for a 55-250mm to complete my current lens line-up. haha. hmm started saving. felt that probably with that, it can helps me capture more moments than ever.

anyone agree with what im saying? or should rebelriot, a 3months canon 550D owner maintain his two lens (18-55mm + 50mm f1.8) lenses for now?

 

[leschua75]

if you read the review and stats from slrgear.com.. u will be surprised that the 18-55 IS outperforms the 17-40L on open wide at 17-18mm (f3.5 on 18-55 and f4 on 17-40L) on the corners..

this lens is very sharp that it outperforms a number of lenses on the wide angle..

 

[rebelriot]

anyone agree with what im saying? or should rebelriot, a 3months canon 550D owner maintain his two lens (18-55mm + 50mm f1.8) lenses for now?

 

[devilcup]

im actually looking for a 55-250mm to complete my current lens line-up. haha. hmm started saving. felt that probably with that, it can helps me capture more moments than ever.

anyone agree with what im saying? or should rebelriot, a 3months canon 550D owner maintain his two lens (18-55mm + 50mm f1.8) lenses for now?

for long range lens, i think you can take your time to get. do a serious research first

 

[avant]

if only this lens doesnt have that common AF failure issue, it'll last you for a long time...

but i would buy another one just incase mine fails...

Given that this AF failure is so common, aren't Canon going to do anything about it?
I have to agree that this is a very good pair of lenses despite being a kit lenses.

 

[kenny123]

It's very awesome. Aperture doesn't matter much anymore once you're in a studio and such.
Tho i have to say, i didn't know that the IS version had such a bad AF issue till it broke down during a studio shoot.. Good thing was that it happened after most of the shoot was over.

The repair cost for that was absurd tho, at a whopping $70..

 

[Sivakis]

The 18-55 and 55-250 are definitely no slouches. Only limiting factor is the aperture. Other than that, they're stunning.

18-55 IS

55-250IS

 

[engrmariano]

Given that this AF failure is so common, aren't Canon going to do anything about it?
I have to agree that this is a very good pair of lenses despite being a kit lenses.

may be they're cooking the Mark II with no more AF issue & even better optics...

 

[sfoto100]

so this 18-55 IS kit lens AF break easily?

google didn't give much results ...

except for this : http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=581416

the kit lens break in 3 months...

 

[rebelriot]

hmm the picture taken from the 55-250mm looks good.

awwww didnt know there is such a problem with the 18-55mm. thats really bad when im starting to love this lens. haiz

 

[devilcup]

hmm the picture taken from the 55-250mm looks good.

awwww didnt know there is such a problem with the 18-55mm. thats really bad when im starting to love this lens. haiz

as long u dun abuse the front element, the AF should be good.

 

[An drew]

Suppose u have two parameter (equipment & user) .... and the result is lousy photo?

What can u do? Blame equipment or blame user. there's no other parameters..

Since u cannot modify user, henceforth u can only change equipment ..

Once equipment is good.... there left only 1 parameter.... things are easier to "modify" from then on....

ha ha ha .... can only upgrade the equipment ............cannot change my mediocrity

 

[leschua75]

18-55mm IS handheld

 

[leowyien]

myup its even better than the 17-85as quoted by a magazine forgot the name using it a wide angle until i get the 17-55 with my 7d