| Should I buy my DSLR with the kit lens or body only?
I'm looking to buy my first DSLR. I'm a bargain hunter, but I'm also paranoid of getting scammed. Thus, it usually takes me weeks to buy anything off ebay or craigslist.I'm probably going to end up with a open box nikon d80 or canon xti from henrys.com's ebay store. There's also a good chance it'll be the body only (comes with everything, cept a lens). Should I just go for a kit lens and forget about getting body only since I'm only beginning digital photography? Or is getting a body only (if that's where the deal comes from) and then a lens (probably standard 18-55 or 135) okay too?Am I even making any sense? Ha. I hope I explained my dilemma properly.*** oh, and while I'm kind of on the subject, do you think going tamron/sigma lens would be okay? Or should I stick with the camera's manufacturer lenses... is it a big deal at this point? |