I bought this camera almost a year ago and it has been great! This is my first SLR, always had a point and shoot and it has served me well with over 2500 pictures taken. Not all of them have been great but I suppose that is me, not the camera! by the way I used a Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM lens instead of the kit lens and highly recommend it also.......

This is my first SLR and it only took three years of research and self-justification to finally take the plunge and so far I don't have any regrets!I went with the 18-55 kit lens and the matching 55-250 lens to stay within a budget and even my worse pictures in automatic mode are optically better than my late model point and shoot.Moving from a point and shoot to an SLR is a little overwhelming. Concepts like aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and how they relate do take some time to understand but once you get past that hurdle - all of the buttons just seem to make sense somehow. If you don't have a friend that can help you, I definitely recommend studying the basic mechanical concepts and reading up on composition tips - and then go out and shoot a ton of photos [just for fun] and try out some different things. Also, I haven't had any problems with the auto-focus issues that some have described - though now that I'm shooting in what's called Av or aperture priority mode, I changed my AF setting to use the center point instead of the all points mode and I get great focusing.P.S. Don't try to shoot flying butterflies, it's not practical :)

Faultless!The Neutral Density (ND) filters are wonderful and they do stop the light hitting the sensors no problem.The other filters are perfect too but normally you don't need a UV filter on a digital camera but I use it just to protect the lens.The other filters will them screw onto the UV filter but don't screw too tight.The polarised filter does have a revolving rim "GASP" and is ideal. I didn't realise it had a revolving rim until I actually used it and screwed it on.I can tell you now that anyone giving these filters and less than 5 stars are bonkers because these are superb.The wallets they came in are and look really well made as does the filters. The rubber lens shade is really good too and will push flat to allow it to fit in your case. I have no use for the plastic screw on shade so that will be used for something when I have my thinking head on.The lens cap is a good one and comes with a lanyard but I will not use the lanyard as I do not want it dangling from the camera.I would recommend these to anyone who want cheap but quality lenses.

I'm old enough to have used manual slr's back in the day, so this doesn't bother me. I was very impressed with Big Mike's Elkectronics excellent instructions that came with the lens. Much better printed support than you usually receive from a seller. It is a slower lens with a smaller objective lens than the much more expensive choices.

For someone who is used to a non-digital SLR, you will feel right at home with this one. All the same functions are there, just shown on a menu to select electronically, instead of with manual adjustments. You can use this as a point-and-shoot digital, or you can play to your heart's content. The lens is great, and you can add a telephoto lens if you want. It will take some learning for someone whose only experience is with a digital, but is a good choice for someone who wants to convert to digital from manual without losing all the versatility of the SLR camera.

I had never used an SLR or digital SLR prior to buying this camera and I love it. I thought it was fairly easy to get up to speed (the Canon on-line tutorial is great). I have had the camera for about a month and just returned from an East African safari and the pictures we got are unreal...I am so excited and happy with the camera. It worked well in so many different situations (low light with gorillas in the jungle to full sun on the African plains). I would buy it again in a heartbeat (and this coming from someone who had never used an SLR and now would never go back for a trip like we just took). LOVE IT!!!We also bought the Image Stabalized 70-300mm lens and this is the one I used most on the trip but I would use the lens that comes with the kit for most of the shots I take with family/friends and around the house.

I have had a Canon digital SLR for several years, but have never owned an L series lens until now. I never thought I would drop this much $$$ on a lens, but it became pretty much a necessity in order to shoot all of my kids' sports activities especially gymnastics where I needed a fast telphoto zoom lens because all the events are inside and there is no flash photography allowed! I considered the non IS version, but my experience with other Canon IS lenses moved me to make this choice.So far I haven't been disappointed in any way. The lens is very solidly constructed. The IS and USM work great, and the zoom is very smoooth. All of the images I have shot with this lens are sharp throughout the zoom range.The bottom line...this is an awesome lens though it is a bit pricey for non professional photographers. The upside is that these lenses retain their value well when properly cared for as can be attested to on Ebay.

I used to travel with an SLR. Heavy, lots of stuff, but amazing pictures... I've backed away from that and was just carrying my iphone. Much less trouble, but the pictures really suffered. This lens is a nice little compromise. I really like the wide angle capability. I was able to get a few shots that only a fisheye would have given me with the SLR. So that was fun. Quality for the price was a surprise. As with any wide angle lens, you will get distortion as you move away from the center of the image. This does that too, but not as badly as I expected. (again, bang for the buck).It clipped fine onto my iphone 6s with a case.If you're looking for professional wide angle lens quality, this isn't it. If you want to capture a moment and not have to lug around the bigger camera, this is great.