Rebel T5 - a beginner's perspective after 2 months.

Josell wrote:

i like the pink roses... beautiful shot, i thought it was a kit lens until i read the exif data it's 250mm.. by the way what do you mean "wow effect"?

thanks very much ^^

Yes, I used the Canon 55-250 lens... not the sharpest lens in the world, or the fastest, but excellent in all other ways (size and weight, very fast silent autofocus, very reasonable price, great stabilization etc). The intangible stuff like the out of focus areas and overall colors it makes seem good too, but I'll admit I don't use it much since I got a nicer 70-200 lens.

I think there are some Rebel kits that come with a 55-250. Not sure. It's definitely a good lens to start with. Very flexible.

The "wow effect" is just my way of saying how impressed you will feel about your own pictures, like "wow, I took this photo? It looks so professional!" except of course, it probably doesn't 

But your first few shots (at least on full auto) probably will come out nicer than any photo you ever took with your cell phone, and the difference is really surprising... all the tiny detail and sharpness your phone can't pick up, the nice shallow depth of field giving you that pro-looking bokeh... even the lack of distortion which you don't really notice on the cell phone until you finally start using a lens that doesn't have much. And if you get a telephoto, you'll be addicted to how much detail you can pull from faraway subjects.