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Max Leung · 02-19-2004, 06:09 PM

I have the Canon 300D aka Canon Digital Rebel, with the kit lens (18-55mm I believe, equivalent to 27-88mm on a 35 mm camera). If I had gotten a 10D I'd be hard pressed finding a wide-angle lens without spending at least $500 US for one that doesn't suck. Then I'd have to find another lens to cover the same range as the Rebel with a kit lens.

I have the excellent Canon 50mm 1.8 mk2 lens (~$70 US), the standard 18-55mm kit lens (adds $100 to a barebones Rebel...well worth it) that came with my Rebel, and the nice Canon 28-135mm IS lens (~$500 US). I'd love to have a 70-300mm lens, but for the moment I'll use my feet to zoom...

Digital SLRs can easily exceed HT equipment in costs, I can guarantee you that.

02-19-2004, 06:09 PM	#8 of 20
Max Leung Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Local Time: 03:48 AM Local Date: 11-23-2008 Posts: 5,000	I have the Canon 300D aka Canon Digital Rebel, with the kit lens (18-55mm I believe, equivalent to 27-88mm on a 35 mm camera). If I had gotten a 10D I'd be hard pressed finding a wide-angle lens without spending at least $500 US for one that doesn't suck. Then I'd have to find another lens to cover the same range as the Rebel with a kit lens. I have the excellent Canon 50mm 1.8 mk2 lens (~$70 US), the standard 18-55mm kit lens (adds $100 to a barebones Rebel...well worth it) that came with my Rebel, and the nice Canon 28-135mm IS lens (~$500 US). I'd love to have a 70-300mm lens, but for the moment I'll use my feet to zoom... Digital SLRs can easily exceed HT equipment in costs, I can guarantee you that. Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. This made him...a super-callused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis. Gameshow host: "Is taking Viagra kosher during Passover dinner?" Whoopee Goldberg: "Not if it leads to pork." Kermit the Frog: "Hey, that's my line!"