kit lens
Mar 11, 2013 10:33:17 #
hello people,just wondering, what makes a lens a "kit lens" as opposed to a "lens"
Mar 11, 2013 10:46:17 #
Because it come with the camera as a kit as opposed to a camera body on its own !
Mar 11, 2013 10:47:29 #
Its really just a lens...but they put these "kits" together...body...lens...just about everything you need to start shooting photos right out of the box.
Mar 11, 2013 10:52:03 #
Kit lenses aren't usually the best or most expensive ones, but some are pretty actually good performers, especially considering some of the lens elements may contain plastic.
Mar 11, 2013 10:52:40 #
FredB
Loc: A little below the Mason-Dixon line.
"Kit lens" had taken on a bit of a derogatory connotation recently, but that is not always an accurate label. For example, the Canon 6D comes in a "kit" with the 24-105 L lens, and few knowledgeable people would call a $900 lens a "kit lens" on its own. Yes, the rather ill performing 18-55mm lens sold with early Rebel models was not exactly a superstar performer, but one can not color the entire flock because of one sheep.
Mar 11, 2013 11:10:37 #
Mar 11, 2013 12:07:20 #
the nikkor 18-105 is a very good lens and packaged as a kit not kit lens, a kit with the d7000
Mar 12, 2013 05:25:59 #
JR1.. you should be in marketing ! How soon before we see an advertisement... Buy this lens and get a free body..
Mar 12, 2013 10:32:12 #
bigb wrote:
hello people,just wondering, what makes a lens a "kit lens" as opposed to a "lens"
I think camera makers once again showed their lack of naming skills when they started calling them "kit lenses." It's like calling them "kiddie lenses" or "beginner's lenses." It's a real put-down term, so photographers seem to have a low opinion of them automatically. Although they are designed to a price point, they work fine. You have to decide if you need a $1,000 lens rather than a $100 lens. How much difference will you actually see in your images?
For the professional photographer, it's a whole different ball game, where lenses costing $2,000 and up are the norm.
Mar 12, 2013 13:01:10 #
My T3i wears the old 18-55 kit rebel xt most of the time. It's the lens that I jog with. The light weight is important to me.
Larry
Larry
Mar 12, 2013 14:20:07 #
some dealers offer a choice of lenses for the "kit".imagine a high end canon with a 70-200mm L as one of your choices, when i bought my pentax 645d, i would have been in fat city if they had offered it in a kit with the 645 fa 45-85mm f 4.5 lens.
Mar 12, 2013 14:29:21 #
I shoot with a T2i and the 18-55mm kit lens. I don't delude myself into thinking I'm going to shoot anything for Time magazine, but learning to shoot within the confines of its ability can still produce some decent shots. Where it really suffers is in high detail situations such as a dense forest or a garden with hordes of multi-coloured flowers. For uncluttered shots where I take my time to ensure that everything is just right, it's not so bad.
That being said, I have all but given up doing portraits with it. :-)
That being said, I have all but given up doing portraits with it. :-)
Mar 12, 2013 14:59:08 #
photoman022
Loc: Manchester CT USA
T2i_Lorne wrote:
I shoot with a T2i and the 18-55mm kit lens. I don... (show quote)
I haven't shot anything for Time (yet), but I have had photos published in local newspapers and (yes) I used the "kit" lens.
Mar 13, 2013 02:02:25 #
I guess this thread illustrates as good a reason as any to stick with a DSLR as opposed to a bridge camera. With the former if you don't like what you get with the "kit", you've got the option to upgrade, whereas with the latter, you get what you're given.
Mar 13, 2013 07:27:23 #
bobmartin wrote:
I guess this thread illustrates as good a reason as any to stick with a DSLR as opposed to a bridge camera. With the former if you don't like what you get with the "kit", you've got the option to upgrade, whereas with the latter, you get what you're given.
Or as they say, "You get what you pay for."
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