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Also cameras and lenses are (generally) much much better than they used to be. They really are. The cheap-o kit lenses they include nowadays use molded aspheri

Also cameras and lenses are (generally) much much better than they used to be. They really are. The cheap-o kit lenses they include nowadays use molded aspheric elements, and they are designed in such a way to take advantage of in-camera distortion and vignette correction. They are far better than the kit zooms you’d get back in the film days.

OnlyRepliesToBS 5y ago
incredible
AmVess 5y ago
That depends on the kit lens of then and the kit lens of now. There was a lot of variability then, and the same holds true today. I bought a body only Canon M50 as a glovebox camera, and read the reviews of their 15-45 EF-M kit lens and thought that it couldn't be that bad. I bought a new one on Ebay for $50. It is horrible in every single aspect. I've had numerous 35MM kit lenses over the years, and the Canon leads the pack for pure trash factor. It essentially turns the camera into a toy camera. The higher end kits from different manufacturers are ok, but those are regular lenses vs designed to be in a kit at the lowest possible price. Canon and Nikon are going to be in real trouble unless they increase the quality of their cheaper wares and make software that works.