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Dunlin Senior Member • Posts: 2,611
Re: What about the lens?

Sactojim wrote:

Rambow wrote:

Did anyone tell you you will also need at least one good lens to go with that camera, and that the lens is often more expensive than the camera itself?

Of course, you could use the kit lens and produce washed-out looking images... Similar with what your phone produces.

Photography isn't cheap.... I learned that the hard way. Wish someone had told me that around 15 years ago.

The 18-55 kit lens with this T7 is excellent and will serve the OP very well. It may be the STM version which is a bit improved over the EF-S II version....

https://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/lenses/18-55mm-is-ii.htm

https://focus-review.com/en/canon-18-55mm-ii-review/

Speaking as someone who used both kit lenses one after another, here's what I think.

The STM version just feels a bit more solid, along with the obviously improved AF (which is indeed more-or-less silent).

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As far as washed out images go, I disagree. It's possible to get sharp photos with either lens.

eg. I took these with the STM version. I know they're very low resolution but they are indeed sharp.

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