2007-04-20 07:47:59 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
I'd suggest the Canon 17-85mm for the 400D. That's a great lens and you can get it for a very nice price as a kit with the 400D.
For the D80, I'd simply get the kit lens Nikon 18-135mm. I used to favor the Nikon 18-70 (same price, bit better image quality) but the 18-125mm has enough zoom range to stay on your camera full time. If you're very discerning this is a lens that you'll want to upgrade in time.
2007-04-20 10:16:07 · answer #1 · answered by OMG, I ♥ PONIES!!1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm guessing you're deciding between a Canon 400D and Nikon D80 and want to know what kit lens to compare them with?
The smart-*** answer is, "the best lens you can afford." But there's some serious truth there; what's your budget and what do you expect to be taking pictures of? A lens to take pictures of your friends is a lot different from needing something to do sports photography for the cover of Sports Illustrated!
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2007-04-20 08:20:41 · answer #2 · answered by lenslenders 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'll agree with the answers above me, but I'm just adding some sites that you might find helpful.
Canon Lenses and Reviews
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Canon-Lenses/ (See "Recommendations" on this page)
http://www.photo.net/canon/#lense
http://www.wlcastleman.com/equip/reviews/index.htm
http://www.photozone.de/active/news/index.jsp
http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/index.html
http://www.fredmiranda.com
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/forum.asp?forum=1029
Nikon Lenses and Reviews
http://www.naturfotograf.com/lens_surv.html
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/nikkor.htm
http://www.bythom.com/nikon.htm
http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/index.php?cat=1
http://www.nikonlinks.com/equipment_lenses_zoom-normal.htm
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/forum.asp?forum=1030
http://www.nikonians.org/cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?az=list&forum=DCForumID6&conf=DCConfID3
2007-04-20 20:41:13 · answer #3 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋