Bettering Canon kit lens

Toby · 24-08-2007, 11:31

Looking at getting back into photography after a long long time and to this end looking at getting a 400D. I am aware that the standard Canon kit lens isn't regarded as that good but I have two questions:

1. Just how bad is it in reality?
2. How much would I have to spend to significantly better it?

The EF-S 17-85 IS is lovely but at over 300 quid is rather steep. Is there anything in between which is worth the premium over the kit lens, either a Canon one or other make?

24-08-2007, 11:31	#1
Toby Absinthe Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,023	Bettering Canon kit lens Looking at getting back into photography after a long long time and to this end looking at getting a 400D. I am aware that the standard Canon kit lens isn't regarded as that good but I have two questions: 1. Just how bad is it in reality? 2. How much would I have to spend to significantly better it? The EF-S 17-85 IS is lovely but at over 300 quid is rather steep. Is there anything in between which is worth the premium over the kit lens, either a Canon one or other make? __________________