OK, I sort of understand. But the first two responses so far are from people who DO want to learn. Believe me, there are those who don't!

If you're dissatisfied with your pics, then of course it makes sense to try to find out how to get them closer to your personal vision.

But when I'm doing a critique, I try to say, "What were you trying to achieve here?" Then, based on what they say, I'll try to suggest as many ways as I can think of, to help them get closer to what they want.

It's the people who reject any suggestions that freak me, especially if they then say, "I don't care what anyone else thinks". If they really didn't care, they'd not ask anyone else's opinion.

Cheers,

R.

Fellow Hedgehogs:

I’m very close to buying my first DSLR – the Canon 60D. I have a couple of questions about lenses. First, I thought I would go for a two lens solution originally suggested to me by JimH: a 18-55 mm and a 55-250 mm. But when I put the 18-55 in my cart at B&H, a message is displayed that says “Only fits on the EOS Digital Rebel series or 50D, 40D, 30D & 20D SLR cameras”. So it seems that this lens is not compatible with the Canon 60D? If that’s true, can someone suggest another comparable lens, i.e. same or similar focal range and not pricey, that is compatible with the 60D?

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/519475-GREY/Canon_2042B002_EF_S_18_55mm_f_3_5_5_6_IS.html

Second, the issue of imported vs. USA, i.e., the grey market. I understand, again from JimH (Da Man!) in a post on 9/15/11, that the only issue with buying grey market items could be that if you have to send the item back to the vendor that guaranteed it for warranty work, the vendor in turn might send it to Japan for service. So perhaps a longer turnaround time on the repair? To me, that seems like a minor issue, especially for a low end lens. I wouldn’t buy an imported 60D body, for example, but I don’t see any reason not to take advantage of the savings on economically priced lenses. Anyone disagree?

Thanks, hogs! :-]