450d body or kit?

Draupnir

Quick question just to see if I am trying to be too clever really!

Would it make more sense to buy a 450d body only and then buy a 50mm 1.8 to go with it, rather than buy the kit with the included lens which seems to be poorly reviewed.

Finally getting my first DSLR as a gift for Christmas from various interested parties, I think I can pick up the body + 50mm for about 20 quid more than the kit.

Thoughts? Would I be better off getting the kit and upgrading later?

unreggd

Depends what your gna be using it for for the time being

Yes, the 50mm is a great lens, and you should defo get it, but the kit can be handy to have too

I sold my 350D with its Kit and upgraded to a body-only 40D [already had the 50mm] and it let me down in some situations

Like, club shots with flash, I couldnt stand as close to people with the 50mm than the kit

bmcgrath

The 50mm is a great lens but I'd say go for the kit.
Canon have brought out a newer version of their kit lens. It's an EF-S 18-55 IS and much improved older the old 18-55.
Now saying that, it's still not the best out there but for what it is it's a much better lens than the older ones.
It's also a good lens to learn from too IMHO.

Gambler

Yeah, I have to admit I've just missed a few good shots because it took me too long to back up enough to take the shot with the 50mm, the kit lense would have let me get them no problem!

dakar

Have to agree with the above replies, I use Nikon rather than Canon, but the same principles apply, the kit lens is good but not great, but gives so much more flexiblity and usability at this level.

On a film body, I don't think anyone really started off with an 80mm lens as their only lens (which is the equivalent of a 50mm on a Canon crop body). It's very restrictive for an awful lot of situations, although brilliant for others.

Get the kit lens, learn to use it and when you find you're restricted by the maximum aperture, and have a feel for what shots you take at around the 50mm mark, go for the nifty fifty, you won't regret it then.

Draupnir

Cheers for all the replies lads, I will take that advise on board and just go with the kit as originally planned. Mostly planning to use the camera for sports and landscape photography, photos will be mainly used on the web.