"Robert R Kircher, Jr." wrote in message
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"Robert" wrote in message

The standard Canon kit lenses are truly awful,


They look and feel awful, admittedly, but the image quality of the
18-55mm is surprisingly good.

I keep reading this and I keep trying the 18-55 that came with my 300D and
I keep putting it back in my bag swearing that I'll never use it again.
It just plain sucks!!!! It's either out of focus or very soft. With
that said I understand that there are two(?) versions of this lens so I
may just have the cheaper crappy version, but I rarely use the lens and
I'll be buy a good wide angle as soon as budget allows.

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Rob

As with many of Canon's consumer level lenses, there seems to be a wide
variation in samples. This was taken with the 18-55 that was bundled with
my wife's 20D:
http://www.shutterspeedway.com/cgi-b...ces&picture=26
Sharp, good color, not much more that you can ask for in a lens that runs
about $100.

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Skip Middleton
http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com