Please forgive me if I'm asking a question that has already been discussed. My husband and I are purchasing this camera for a gift for our daughter but we can't decide which lens to get. I am aware that it all depends on what she is taking pictures of, she likes almost everything- Sunsets, the moon are her favorite but she is also into Landscapes, animals, birds, plants, flowers, to name a few. She's not into portraits or weddings. She has decided on the Canon 80D. However, we don't know which lens kit to go with.
I have read where many people do not like "kit" lenses but to start out will these be good?
Which lens will give her better image quality, sharpness . She doesn't mind changing lenses for we have a Nikon D50 with several lenses she has used. We also know she will need more than one or two lenses over time. Higher power zoom, macro etc. but for now we are hoping one of these kits will be great for her.
The lenses from the two different kits are the 18-135m( EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens, which offers a 28.8mm equivalent focal length. Uses NANO USM autofocus system, which combines ring-type USM and STM focusing mechanisms) vs the second kit- APS-C-format DSLR with the standard zoom EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens and the telephoto zoom EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM lens. (a 28.8-88mm equivalent focal length range.). OR we can get the body if you think there is a lens out there that will be better than one from either of these two kits.
If you don't want another discussion on this can you please provide me links where this has been discussed or reviewed by either yourself or others that you trust- I would really appreciate it.
Also, we've never used filters, just a hood, I can research out the filter types but would like to know which brand you like.

From Liability to Asset
One of my greatest liabilities is knowing nothing about my camera other than Point and Shoot. I've used the same settings as set by the salesman when I bought the camera 10 years ago! This disadvantage has forced me to rely completely on software to raise the level of my images. More importantly, it has forced me to change the way I perceive a potential subject prior to taking the photo, which is now my greatest asset! In other words, I have to look at a subject, not as the camera sees it but, as my imagination and use of software see it!
Many of my original photos look really bad in a number of ways; poor lighting, many objects in an image that need deleting or fixing, poor backgrounds, foregrounds...the list goes on ad infinitum! In short, I look at a scene, not for what it is but, for what it could be! I always ask myself: A) What needs to be corrected, B) Can my software do it? If the answer is no, I don't bother taking the snap shot! Using software on a poor image is like putting lip stick on a pig!
After posting "Wheels and Gears" I received many kind comments about the subjects and their uniqueness and processing. Many of these subjects would have never been taken by most photographers because they would have been overlook by bigger more impressive subjects.
My photos aren't unique, they are all around us! What's unique is the fact they are so seldom photographed! Something different will always catch our attention!
A great assignment for EVERY photographer is to take 5 days, one hour each day and slowly walk down any street and look for the things you overlooked and take as many photos of them as you can. You have to force yourself to think this way or you'll miss them! But when you shoot the mundane, you will be blown away by what life software can breathe into them!
I've had many who went on my mundane photo shoots tell me they can't drive down a street without turning around to take another fantastic subject. Things they had passed by for years are now visable! Enjoy the ride and go where few have gone before!
Perhaps it's best said by David Hurn. "Giving The Mundane It's Beautiful Due"

Snap Shot