New to DSLR

[Cid67]

Hey everyone

Ok right now I have a Canon XS had it for a couple days its fine but obviously the lens it comes with is mediocre
am I better off keeping the XS & getting the lenses I want which are insanely priced..

Or should I return it & get this used 50D for not very much more then a new XS

1) Canon EOS 50D body, body cap, English and French instruction manuals, battery, battery cover, battery charger, strap, USB Cable, Video Cable, software Cd's are all included in the original box.

2) Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Wide Angle lens Mint condition! Comes with manual and box. This lens has only been used for about 100 shots and is absolutely like brand new.

3) Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di Macro lens for Canon EF Mount. Absolutely in Mint Condition. Comes with original lens hood, manual and lens bag and original box.

4) Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

5) Canon EF 28 - 105mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

6) Canon 35-80mm f/4-5.6

Thanks

[Thunder_o_b]

You need to decide where you want to go in photography before you spend any more money.

The XS has the same sensor and processor as the 40D and that was a fine camera, my wife has it. How big do you plan to print? More MP basically lets you make bigger prints. The more MP on a crop sensor the more noise you get. The XS will give you fine 8"x10" prints.

If you plan to get into macro, the Tamron is a fine lens.

You have listed several different lenses that do very different things.

Slow down, and spent the time and research the lenses and what they are capable of, and their level of IQ. Buy the best quality lens you can, if that means only one great lens as apposed to several mediocre lenses, you will be much happier in a year.

You may find that you want the IQ that only comes from a prime. Zoom with your feet.

Remember you get what you pay for. Resist the temptation to buy several cheep low IQ lenses.

[inkista]

Also, make sure that the reason the 18-55 is "mediocre" is the lens itself and not your technique. Stopping the kit lens down to f/8-f/16 can do wonders for its sharpness, as can using fast enough shutter speeds and high enough iso settings to get a shutter speed that eliminates motion blur.

Bad technique will still affect your photos, no matter what lens/camera you use. Some folks can get great things out of the 18-55 kit lens, so you have to ask yourself, is it really the lens? Or is it you?

Also, post-processing is probably as great an equalizer among lenses as f/8 is.