KEE friends are certainly familiar with this type of lens. Usually kit lenses are sold bundled with the camera and the advantage is that they are usually more economical. But sometimes you might not be confident with this lens. Eitss.. Very wrong! Let's take a look at the advantages of this lens, especially for those of you who are starting a photography hobby...
1. Has several classic focal lengths in 1 lens.
The average lens sold for DSLR cameras is 18-55mm. So with this lens, you can use 3 classic focal lengths, namely 28mm (wide), 35mm (medium wide), and 50mm (normal). Apart from that, there is also a choice of 18-135mm or 18-105mm kit lens. Usually kit lenses don't have very small apertures (the largest is f/3.5), but you can use the focal lengths of several prime lenses in one lens.
2. Small and light
An example of our most widely used lens is the Canon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens which has a maximum length of 6 cm and weighs 200g. Compared to a semi-pro lens, the Canon 17-55 f/2.8 IS USM weighs 650g and has a maximum length of 11 cm. Almost 2 times longer and 3 times heavier than similar kit lenses. This really helps you when traveling.
3. Cheaper filters
The size of the kit lens is relatively small so the size of the filter used is also small. For example, the Kenko Pro-1 CPL filter for the kit lens (diameter 58mm) costs less than 700 thousand. Meanwhile, a pro lens with a diameter of 77mm costs over 1 million.
4. Good minimum focusing distance
You might not believe it, but kit lenses have a better MFD than more expensive lenses.
5. Only buy what we need
When you're just starting out, you might still be confused about which type of photography you like most. By using a kit lens, you can understand more deeply what you like.
6. Cheap doesn't necessarily mean bad
Kit lenses are sold cheaply not because the quality of the goods is not good, but usually kit lenses are produced in very large quantities so that they can reduce production costs to be cheaper. Meanwhile, for example, the Canon 600mm f/4 lens is sold very expensively, more than 100 million because apart from requiring more materials and details, this type of lens is only made in small quantities so the production costs are also high.
7. Save costs
A camera package with a kit lens is definitely cheaper compared to buying the body and lens separately. You can use the excess money to buy other equipment.