That said, some reviews (notably dpreview.com) have stated that the increase of 5 megapixels from the 40D and the 50D are hardly noticeable, but keep in mind that they are testing the camera using one of the cheaper lens options.

On the Auto Focus lenses, the low-light focus was far better lens-for-lens on the 50D especially with the assist from the 580 EX II on a flash shot

mm IS lens is a great all purpose lens and I love it

Get a good, fast, wide aperature lens.

This 50D paired with a good quality lens will give you results you are proud of.

With the 28-135 lens I got some pretty sharp shots with it and think its a good basic Lens, Yes my Primes (I like my primes) do better, but did enjoy using the lens on this camera for simple walks when I only wanted one lens with me and nothing else

The 50D really shows off the superior lens and is an excellent DSLR--I have now owned it for several months and like it more than I did when I first starting using it

I think that a heavy lens, like the 24-135mm would be better on a camera more solidly built.

My budget was limited and I choose to invest in the body and a basic lens, then in the future I can work my way to a better lens

Canon Technical Support says that with the image stabilization, the auto-focus, and the particular design of the zoom mechanism in this model lens, there is some inherent looseness, but that what I am describing is not at all "normal".I decided that I was not interested in playing the replacement and return game with Amazon, in search of the perfect lens that I had bought

I am not crazy about any of the lower fl zooms, as the shorter fl's are much harder to produce razor sharp optics, but the 17-55 f2.8 IS is a nice complementary lens with the 70-200...its good, but due to its shorter fl, not in the league of the 70-200 IS f4.0.

shorter fl zoom and this lens makes an amazing 1-2 punch.

lens is not the one for highest quality sharp images but it IS a very useful lens which covers almost the entire range of wide angle to medium zoom.

The one pitfall that I see people make is that they buy too much camera and not enough lens.

You will save yourself some money that you can then use towards buying a good lens

That said, it is a very excellent lens!!

The 200mm lens is a great all around lens as well.

A camera is only good as its lens, and with Digital you really have to *marry* both lens and camera

The 18-200mm IS lens was quite nice, and provides a great "one-lens" option.

Yeah, I would like them to send me the perfect lens that I have already bought, but, as I said, they can't do that

I purchased the Canon 18-200AF-IS zoom lens, and although there is some minor (real minor) distortion at both ends of the focal planes, it is a great "one lens solution that provides a 35mm equivalent range of about 28-300mm.

I bought a Canon because I already had a very good lens on my Canon EOS Elan II, a film camera that I loved but hadn't used much in the last seven years since my wife game me a digital point-and-shoot for my birthday

I had to choose between basic body with better lens (Rebel) or better boddy with basic lens (this one).By this day the EOS 7D has seen the marketplace and priced a little bit higher

For the price (almost free bee in my case) it's really good lens

I mentioned that you need a good lens with this camera

I rather not to use Live View at all, and never needed - the AF always worked, even on dark situations with the EF 17-40 f/4L USM lens, a relatively dark lens

This lens is soft soft soft any where above 100mm

So this lens would make a great general purpose lens on a full frame body, however it is acceptable on this body.2- Quality & performance : this lens delivers nice sharp results, relatively accurate in terms of focusing and extremely fast

You will not be disappointed with this purchase - just remember to get a GOOD LENS for this camera.

In the film days I would say the body doesn't matter (to some extent), buy the lens first and then work your way up to the bigger and better camera

However, this feature is only as good as the lens.

The image stabilized lens, high ISO capability and low noise sensor does very well in low light conditions - another major consideration as I shoot concerts, night shots and astrophotography

slight noise is there but that is normal for a 3200, just take it to Adobe and remove the noise.if possible, try to buy a better lens than the one provided by the manufacture

From my experience, with a few exceptions (like the 28 - 135 mm F3.5 - 5.6--I think that this is a good lens- or the 24-105 F4 IS), the kit lens, IMHO, are made for a single reason, for cost

The lens was completely broken but the body is still in perfect shape and continues to amaze everyone with the amazing photos this thing puts out

Before the trip I had purchased one of the best lenses I could find for this, the Canon 17-55 IS lens which I believe to be an outstanding lens.

If you plan on buying the 50D, PLEASE invest in a good lens to take advantage of the camera's increased pixel count.

I choose the 28-135mm lens with I think is a good lens for most situations

Even you have better budget to buy something expensive I would say go for it and spend the monety to buy good lens.

The Canon 50 1.4 and 85 1.8 are, IMHO, the best prime lens on the market

It is better to have a good L lens on a Canon 40D rather than a mediocre lens on the Canon

The best zoom lens for this camera is clearly the 70-200mm f4 IS.

Excellent camera and the 18x200 lens is perfect

It is better to have a good L lens on a Canon 40D rather than a mediocre lens on the Canon

I still use the Rebel body with the original (far less expensive) 18-55mm lens for candids, close-ups and group shots where motion is not much of an issue

We found the new EF-S 18-200mm IS lens, while highly flexible in terms of composition, just wasn't able to exploit the maximum resolution from the

It is really important to get a good lens

Further, you really need a very good lens to take advantage of the

Better lens choices and lensa vailible

It is better to have a good L lens on a Canon 40D rather than a mediocre lens on the Canon

I prefer either L or prime on 50D to get max quality