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XT3 with kit lens or without?

Started Sep 7, 2018 | Discussions thread
Doug MacMillan Veteran Member • Posts: 3,695
Get the kit lens
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If it was anybody else's kit lens, I'd say no.  The 18-55 is too good to be considered a "kit" lens.  It is a good all around lens, great for travel and you'll not have a chance to get it that cheap again.

I ran into a fellow photographer in London.  I was there with my new X-E3 with the 18-55 and he was there with his new X-T2 and the 16-55. The 16-55 is gorgeous, but it is huge in comparison.  It also does not have OIS.  Even though the 18-55 is 1-2 stops slower, the OIS saved my bacon more than once.

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