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First DSLR - 70D 18-55 or 700D 18-135

Started May 23, 2014 | Questions thread
amd Contributing Member • Posts: 604
Re: First DSLR - 70D 18-55 or 700D 18-135
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Abu Mahendra wrote:

On second thought this stands out to me

"Nothing of the foregoing discussion is surprising. It is, after all, a 7x+ Zoom lens,"

You are basically a lens racist with a biased opinion that's worth nothing. Not worth debating with. But I would like to see any evidence you have to backup your claims or the lens zoom creep you were talking about.

Pal, read up on basic lens design and trade offs, and then we will talk. On second though, never mind. Enjoy your mediocre lens. Ignorance is your bliss.

I tend to trust Photozone a lot, and the 18-135 STM for sure does not deserve the attribute "mediocre". I recommended this lens to some as a walk around lens, and was positively surprised by the results within the given context (7x zoom, not L...) You might be referring to the old version, where your judgement seems to be agreed on more commonly.

For the best cheap kit lenses one would have to move to EOS-M though 

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