Tony_V posted:CBQer posted:One of the things about buying s DSLR is the fact that so many of the "kits" both Nikon and and Canon offer the the 18-55 selection. That always struck me as an odd combo for a zoom. It requires that you have the big tele readily available for the longer shots that we so often have to take. With the higher focal length available such as a 125mm I have some telephoto ability.
Dick
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Canon's crop sensor uses a 1.6 multiplier and Nikon uses a 1.5 multiplier. So the math works out like this:
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Canon 18-55mm = 28.8-88mm and Nikon 18-55 = 27-82.5mmTony
add to that, cropping most full resolution digital photos up to 50% still leaves a huge amount of pixels left to work with, so you can basically double those figures.
but after all, the std 50mm SLR lens has always be a popular field size with tourists, wedding parties, etc, so the 18 - 55mm lens (and considering the CCD-crop, as pointed out, effectively ~30 - 80mm) brackets that standard lens fairly well.
cheers...gary
