I second the 18-70 (which I have recently bought, surprisingly enough, for £150) - it doesn't have image stabilisation, which is a shame, and the zoom ring is a little stiff, but it's very sharp when stopped down and does colours very well. A good lens for the money.
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I second the 18-70 (which I have recently bought, surprisingly enough, for £150) - it doesn't have image stabilisation, which is a shame, and the zoom ring is a little stiff, but it's very sharp when stopped down and does colours very well. A good lens for the money.
CopperBrompton
Bicycle: a means of transport between cake-stops
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- London
VR is over-hyped anyway: it's only of any use if your subject is static. If that's the case, then you generally have the option of using a tripod. I guess twitchers find it useful, though.
Black Sheep
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having used the lens with VR turned off and with it turned on, the photos of motorsport taken, hand held, with VR on were sharper than without.
the Kit 18-105mm lens is actually the best lens I've ever owned, better than the canon lenses for my AE1 and the carl zeis and pentax for my practica
the Kit 18-105mm lens is actually the best lens I've ever owned, better than the canon lenses for my AE1 and the carl zeis and pentax for my practica
CopperBrompton
Bicycle: a means of transport between cake-stops
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What were your other lenses? The 18-105 is a very so-so lens.
