A question about Canon Rebel XTi and Nikon D40 kit lens...?

Question

Ok, so i am still torn between which one of these two cams to buy or maybe even consider the upcoming Canon Rebel XS/1000D. But as i was going through some awesome pictures posted on the Flickr site taken with these 2 cameras like:

Nikon D40 :

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mumbleyjoe/663695236/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lkenyon66/1098632248/sizes/l/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivanomak/820611093/sizes/l/

Canon Rebel Xti :

http://www.flickr.com/photos/43052603@N00/2609517821/sizes/o/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pmarella/328648508/sizes/l/

I was wondering if these amazing pictures can be taken with their kit lens and maybe the Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS Lens for the Xti or the Nikon 55-200mm (AF-S DX VR) for the D40, because for now those are the only lens i can afford. Or am i being fooled by these pictures as they can only be achieved with higher end lenses?

Does anyone know a site where i can check out pictures taken with these lenses?

Answer 1

According to the exif data, that was taken at 10mm, so the kit lens and the 55-250 wouldn't be able to take that same shot. Then there's the possibility that a filter was used, then maybe some post processing with photoshop. So technically, no.

First you need to see what image it is that you want to capture.

Then see what the lens can do. The iq on the kit lens, at least on the Canon, is ok, but not great. Of course you may luck out and get a great copy (cross your fingers when you buy)

If you're starting off new, I would suggest waiting for the XS, there are some people that say the IS version of the kit lens is good.

So you can buy it w/the kit lens & save up and get the awesome 17-55 2.8 IS which is around $1100 (more than the XS body) with the XS body. (After all, what good is it to have the body and no lense or vice versa)

Buy just the body and take the saved $$ and buy a 3rd company lense, which has good iq but not as good as the 17-55 Canon, for around $450-500

Answer 2

Its not the camera that takes great pictures its the person behind the camera. Go with the camera that fits you needs best!!

Answer 3

If you're torn between the D40 and the XTi, I would definitely go with the XTi.  If your choice was between the D80 and the XTi, however, that would be a tougher question as those two cameras are much more evenly matched.  The XTi and D80 receive very comparable reviews about their very comparable stats, but the XTi simply beats out the D40 in quality.