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18-35mm kit lens: wide-angle
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18-35mm kit lens: tele-photo
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EF35mm f1.4 lens
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Posted Friday 29th July 2011 19:14 GMT

Anonymous Coward

Perhaps they still like making cameras for photographers...

Everything you suggest are toys/tricks that eat into battery life.

When I go out with a camera, its to take pictures not ass about with Facebook.

All I need is a good selection of lenses, a spare battery and SD card, but then again I am one of those people who cringe when I see people taking snaps holding a camera at arms length.

Posted Friday 29th July 2011 12:53 GMT

Giles Jones

Choice?

So long as camera mounts are non-standard then you'll buy what body fits onto your lenses.

Those starting out right now should be more interested in buying a decent lens than the body. But everyone I know who has bought an SLR has stuck with the very average kit lens, bad move.

Posted Monday 1st August 2011 08:28 GMT

Sorry that handle is already taken.

Re: Re: EF lens mounting makes it (AC@14:31)

Don't want to turn this into even more of a Canon vs Nikon bunfight because both systems are great, but there are a few things that need to be clarified.

Nikon's entry level bodies don't have a focus drive screw and so won't AF with AF lenses that don't have a built-in motor. They also won't meter with non-CPU lenses, so while "Any Nikon-mount lens will mount onto a Niikon DSLR", that is true only if you're willing to accept variable values of "will work".

Meanwhile as Thomas pointed out, all EF lenses will work properly and completely on all EF and EF-S bodies. And as a bit of irony, using a mount adaptor any Nikon lens will meter on any Canon DSLR, albeit with stop-down metering, and with a focus confirmation chip in the adaptor they'll also trigger the body to indicate focus lock.