Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Zoom Lens + Canon Digital SLR Gadget Bag + Accessory Kit for Canon EOS 40D, 30D, 20D, and Digital Rebel XT, XTi SLR Cameras

Kit includes: 1) Canon 18-55mm IS Lens; 2) Canon Digital SLR Gadget Bag; 3) Multi Card Reader; 4) Deluxe Photo/Video Tripod; 5) ImageRecall Digital Image Recovery Software; 6) Memory Card Storage Wallet; 7) Deluxe 6-Piece Lens Cleaning Kit; 8) Universal LCD Monitor Screen Protectors. The Canon EF-S 18-55mm IS zoom lens is designed with Canon's Optical Image Stabilizer which allows sharp hand-held shots at shutter speeds up to four stops slower than otherwise possible. It consists of 11 elements in 9 groups and uses an Aspherical lens element to correct aberration for excellent image quality throughout the zoom range and a circular aperture for exquisite out-of-focus backgrounds. Protect your valuable camera investment with this Canon Brand camera carrying case. The PQI All in 1 Multi Card Reader is a simple solution for transferring images from your memory cards to your computer. It is compatible with both Windows and Mac platforms, and is compliant with high-speed USB 2.0. With the Deluxe Tripod, get increased performance and extraordinarily sharp pictures that will exceed your expectations! Recover lost or deleted images from your memory cards with ImageRecall Digital Image Recovery Software. Keep multiple memory cards protected and organized with this durable storage wallet. The 6-piece cleaning kit contains a Hurricane air blower, lens cleaning tissues, microfiber lens cloth, cleaning solution, a blower brush, and cotton swabs. Keep your digital camera's LCD screen clean and free from scratches with the Universal LCD Monitor Screen Protectors.

Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 "IS" Lens & EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 "IS" USM Telephoto Zoom Lens + 8GB Deluxe Accessory Kit

Canon's new EOS 50D bridges the gap between the novice and the seasoned pro with a perfect combination of high-speed and quality. It features an APS-C sized 15.1-megapixel CMOS sensor for tremendous images, new DIGIC 4 Image Processor for fine detail and superior color reproduction, and improved ISO capabilities up to 12800 for uncompromised shooting even in the dimmest situations. It features a refined 3.0-inch Clear View LCD (920,000 dots) monitor, supercharged Live View Function with Face Detection Live mode, plus a number of new automatic Image Correction settings and HDMI output for viewing images on an HDTV. +PLUS+ Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS SLR Lens: Canon's latest optical Image Stabilizer (IS) technology provides up to 4-stop compensation for image blur caused by camera shake and slow shutter speeds. Photographers normally shooting handheld at 1/250 sec can switch on IS to obtain a similarly steady and blur-free result with a shutter speed of just 1/15 second. The inclusion of automatic panning detection makes it easier for photographers to track wildlife and other moving subjects. +PLUS+ Canon 70-300mm telephoto zoom lens with f/4.5-5.6 maximum aperture for Canon EOS SLR cameras; # IS (Image Stabilizer)dramatically reduces image blur caused by camera shake. # 3-stop Image Stabilizer for reducing camera shake; ring-type ultra-sonic monitor (USM)# Electro-magnetic diaphragm (EMD) helps create attractive background at large apertures# Super Spectra lens coating and lens element shaping suppresses flare and ghosting. ++PLUS++ 8GB DELUXE ACCESSORY KIT: Loaded with extremely useful accessories.
Price: $3,199.99

Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera W/ Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 Image Stabilized USM SLR Lens W/ Transcend TS8GSDHC6-S5W 8GB SDHC6 Memory Card W/ Card Reader W/ Samsonite Digital Camera Gadget Bag (Black) W/ Clean & Scratch Free Kit

Canons new EOS 50D bridges the gap between the novice and the seasoned pro with a perfect combination of high-speed and quality. It features an APS-C sized 15.1-megapixel CMOS sensor for tremendous images, new DIGIC 4 Image Processor for fine detail and superior color reproduction, and improved ISO capabilities up to 12800 for uncompromised shooting even in the dimmest situations. It features a refined 3.0-inch Clear View LCD (920,000 dots) monitor, supercharged Live View Function with Face Detection Live mode, plus a number of new automatic Image Correction settings and HDMI output for viewing images on an HDTV. Pick up the EOS 50D and youll experience true digital inspiration! Equivalent to a 28-135mm lens, this new EF-S lens brings true wide-angle to tele coverage to EOS 20D and Digital Rebel shooters. It has Canon's Image Stabilization system, allowing safe hand-holding at speeds up to three stops slower than otherwise possible. And of course, it's optically optimized for digital SLRs. A ring-type USM means both fast and silent AF, as well as full-time manual focus when in the AF mode.

Tamron AF 70-200mm f/2.8 Di LD IF Macro Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras

The SP AF70-200mm F/2.8 zoom lens features a versatile MFD of just 37.4" over the entire zoom range, best-in-class maximum macro magnification ratio of 1:3.1 at f=200mm, and an advantageous internal focusing (IF) system that allow stress-free photography. The new tele-zoom lens covers a desirable focal length range of 70mm medium telephoto to 200mm telephoto when mounted on full-size format SLR cameras and a focal length range from 109mm to 310mm ultra telephoto when mounted on a DSLR camera with an APS-C sized imager. Diameter 3.5 x Length 7.6 (89.5x194.3mm) Weight - 40.6 ounces (1150 grams) without tripod mount
List Price: $1,245.95
Amazon Price: $639.00
Customer Review: Tamron takes Nikon/Canon to the optical wood shed!
With Nikon and Canon throwing buckets of money at Pop Photo and other magazines, it's hard to get a respectable review of a third party lens! And those rabid Canon/Nikon owners, bawling about a little noise during focusing, or a slight click, or it ain't pretty enough,and no built in stabilisation, in their eyes, there isn't anything good with Tamron or other third party lenses when compared to their overpriced lenses, except for the price and optical superiority in some instances on the part of those awful Non-Canon/Nikon lens producers. True a $1,600.00 Canon lens seems unbeatable judging by the price and that pretty white Canon lens look! But I found out the real truth about the Tamron 70-200 F:2.8's side-by-side comparison to the Canon equivalent, and it made the Canon seem like a Vivitar knock-off. To quote the reviewer, the Canon 70-200 F:2.8...had "VISIBLE BARRELING AND PINCUSHIONING" compared to the Tamron 70-200 F:2.8. Later I tried to find that same review for a second look, and Canon had it pulled until another fabrication could come out making them look like the cat's pajamas once more to the camera world at large! I did have a minor aperture problem with my Tamron 70-200, but the company replaced the lens no questions asked. While taking a vacation trip along the Columbia River last Spring, I took a shot of a Tugboat and barge going up river from a mile away,I could almost read the name on the life ring outside the pilot house. The saturation and sharpness of the lens was incredible. Night shots and Portraits and 1:3 macro close-ups are almost too sharp to discribe, and all with my 6MP K100d Pentax. Yes the HSM focusing system on the Canon will outshoot this lens hands down, but if the optics can't take decent architechtural shots without making them look like a barrel or corsette, what does it matter the price? I don't rate a lens by the ambiance or the bokay, but due to my 40 years of artistic and technical knowledge of lenses in general, It took me five months to decide between the Tamron and the Sigma 70-200's build, and the reason for my decision over the Sigma, was that it took five ED glass lenses to correct for chromatics in the Sigma and only two for the Tamron, making it optically better, and this was corroborated by a lens technician of 15 years at another third party lens company who worked with his products and comparing them with all brands of lenses, and grew to understand why the need for ED glass... Why add ED glass? If the chromatics and light transference are high, less correction? See my point? Companies don't like to put ED glass into their lenses because it is expensive! It just sounds good in print, when in all actuality, it means that the Optical Design has need to be tweeked for the light to properly focus on the sensor, without chromatic fringing. So to sum up my diatribe, if you are an ardent amateur photographer or a sharp freelancer, and ain't worried about a little Buzz, click or whirr, when your lens takes a darn sharp photograph, then stick with optical performance, and not a name, look, or extreme price tag when purchasing a new lens. It took Tamron five months to fill all the Nikon/Canon orders before they could start filling the Pentax orders! Go Figure! Doesn't that say something about this F:2.8 70-200 Tamron wonder? So why did I opt for the Tamron lens? Read on! Tamron, Sigma, Tokina, Vivitar, and Soligor have been taking it to Nikon/Canon/Pentax/Olympus and Minolta for years, and if these photo giants had their way, they would like to wave a magic wand, and do away with these third party Optical upstarts...Yesterday!
Customer Review: Best 70-200 for the money and very close to the best optically period!
This lens has never failed to amaze me with it's optical quality. It has a fairly slow AF speed in low light. The build quality isn't vintage Minolta. But, for that matter, what is? It is as solid of a 70-200 that I have felt that isn't all metal (ie. Sony g or vintage Minolta). The optical qualities of this lens match, if not better, any 70-200 on the market and approach that of some of the best Minolta primes. I doubt that the bokeh is as good with this lens as a Minolta prime or G prime. But, you can't have prime bokeh with a zoom lens. That said, I have been using it with a Pro 300 DG 1.4x converter on it and this lens still shines. Put it this way, I have been posting some images of 100% crops on my flickr account lately and it is hard to distinguish these shots from other similar shots of lesser lenses of a longer focal length(500mm'ish) with no TC AND much less of a crop. Yes it is that sharp. If you doubt what I am saying you ought to check out the set of pictures I have taken with it. I am nothing more than an amateur having fun. But, this lens makes me look better than I am. http://www.flickr.com/photos/eightballrj/sets/72157612276294083/

Sigma Zoom Super Wide Angle AF 17-70mm f2.8-4.5 DC Macro Autofocus Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras

The Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro Lens can be used with wide variety of subjects and it is an ideal large aperture standard zoom lens for digital SLR cameras featuring APS-C size image sensor. This lens has a minimum focusing distance of 7.9" (20cm) throughout the entire zoom range. Maximum magnification of 1:2.3 enables close-up photography like a macro lens. The new lens design and multi layer lens coating reduce flare and ghosting, which is a common problem with digital cameras. A Special Low Dispersion (SLD) lens and two aspherical lens elements provide excellent correction for all types of aberrations and produce a high level of optical performance throughout the entire zoom range. This lens offers a large aperture of F2.8 at 17mm wide angle and yet it is compact, with an overall length of 82.5mm (3.2") and diameter 79mm (3.1"). It performs superbly even in relatively low light conditions indoors or at dusk. The lens design incorporates an inner focusing system, which ensures fast AF speed as well as prevents the front of the lens rotating, making it particularly suitable for use with circular polarizing filters and petal shaped lens hoods. This lens is also equipped with Zoom Lock Switch that eliminates «Zoom Creep» during transportation.
Price: $479.95
Customer Review: Was not disappointed
I bought the lens about 2 years ago to replace my Tamron 28-200 that just was not sharp enough. I read techical reviews that compared the Sigma to the comparible Canon lens. They said the Sigma was sharper. I can't verify this but the Sigma is quite a good lens and I've made many of my most successful images with it. This and the Canon 100-400 cover about all my photographic needs. The close focus is awesome. You can almost touch your subject and still get accurate focus. As the title said, I was not dissapointed my purchase.
Customer Review: Great Utility Lens
Great affordable lens with a good focal range - ideal "walkabout" lens. Focus is fast and pictures are sharp. I got this predominantly for underwater photos (put in a dome port to give ability for macro and wider angles with a single lens), but also very useful topside.