I put some new pics up from last night if anyone wants to see... v.18-55? Really? :o

[VisualOddity]

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[janikphoto]

That first pic is NOT flattering, but the close-up/detail shots are interesting.

[VisualOddity]

Originally Posted by janikphoto

That first pic is NOT flattering, but the close-up/detail shots are interesting.

Yea, I was debating the first... Thanks for the tip... :)

[VisualOddity]

Fixed... ;)

[venchka]

Rumors of crap kit lenses are greatly exaggerated.

[janikphoto]

Originally Posted by venchka

Rumors of crap kit lenses are greatly exaggerated.

I don't know about that... many of the kit lenses are slow to focus and much softer than an L Series lens. If you are comparing the two directly, I'd say the kit lens will lose in a landslide. This isn't to say that EVERY kit lens is crap, but I'd bet the majority are, especially being a regular user of L glass.

[S-Man]

I think you may get a few kit lenses that are pretty decent as far as IQ go's, but the contrast and saturation seen in L-Line lenses is apparent even in thumbnail catalog viewing. They might accidentally assemble a kit lens that happens to be calibrated nicely to your camera and you could get sharper images than most kit lenses.
I know the Kit lens that came with my XTi was trash though. Looked like a P&S. After shooting with L-Glass for the first time I was blown away.

[merock]

Whoa! We have the same WP layout....

Merrick Ales Photography

[venchka]

Originally Posted by janikphoto

I don't know about that... many of the kit lenses are slow to focus and much softer than an L Series lens. If you are comparing the two directly, I'd say the kit lens will lose in a landslide. This isn't to say that EVERY kit lens is crap, but I'd bet the majority are, especially being a regular user of L glass.

Show of hands:

How many people buy a kit lens and a corresponding L lens and compare the photos side by side? How much faster is ANY auto-focus compared to manual focus?

Doesn't happen. You use what you got and get the most out of it. In that light, kit lenses work fine.

[S-Man]

That's always great to see, isn't it?
Srsly though, the chances of clients seeing it are slim. I use a template website and whenIi saw someone else using the same template I frowned.

[merock]

Originally Posted by S-Man

That's always great to see, isn't it?
Srsly though, the chances of clients seeing it are slim. I use a template website and whenIi saw someone else using the same template I frowned.

NBD... That's just my blog site. I have my regular site which I send my clients to.

Merrick Ales Photography