Oops, I was wrong about the lenses, the 18-135 is not one in my wife's
collection. It still looks like a good lens.=20

BTW, the Rebel camera has an APS-C size sensor, so an 18-135 lens acts
like a longer lens, something like 28-210.

Bob

On Fri, May 10, 2013, at 04:52 PM, Bob Blick wrote:
> Hi Tamas,
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> My wife has an older Rebel and it's a nice camera. As far as lenses go,
> the 18-135 is a lens that she has and is a much nicer lens than the
> other two you mention, and actually costs more than the other two
> combined. It is big and heavy but very sharp.
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> Bob
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> On Fri, May 10, 2013, at 04:03 PM, Tamas Rudnai wrote:
> > Hi list,
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> > I am sure some of you are up to digital photography here, so I thought
> > would shout out my dilema. I am constantly thinking of buying some DSLR
> > camera -- only for fun, not for work or anything like that.
> >=20
> > I was thinking about Canon Rebel T5i - I am flexible about the options
> > out
> > there, just heard good things about Canon. Any recon about the maker or
> > the
> > model?
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> > For T5i I have seen a cheap option with two lenses (18-55mm and
> > 55-250mm),
> > both of the lenses are IS (Image Stabilized) and STM (read somewhere
> > that's
> > a better focus stepper motor behind the 3 letters)
> > http://zeemo-digital.store.rakuten.com/p/canon-eos-rebel-t5i-700d-slr-c=
amera-w-ef-s-18-55mm-55-250mm-shooters/249380987.html
> >=20
> > Other option with T5i is that pretty much for the same price I could ge=
t
> > a
> > singe lens option which is a 18-135mm IS STM. Sounds more flexible than
> > having two optics (after all that is a 7.5x optical zoom compared to th=
e
> > two separate 3-3.5x ones).
> >=20
> > What do you guys think, is there any better option out there than Canon
> > (for similar price range)? Or Canon is ok but different model? If T5i i=
s
> > ok, then which pack would be a wise choice?

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