Kit lens
Encyclopedia
A kit lens is a "starter" lens
which can be sold with an interchangeable-lens camera such as a single-lens reflex camera
. The kit consists of the camera body, the lens, and various accessories usually necessary to get started in SLR photography. A kit lens can be sold by itself; ie; not in a kit. It is generally an inexpensive lens priced at the lowest end of the manufacturer's range so as to not add much to a camera kit's price. Originally kit lenses were of normal
focal length; more recently kit lenses tend to be inexpensive zoom lens
es that range from medium wide angle
to mid telephoto
for added versatility. Prime lens
es are generally faster (smaller f-number
), but the change to zoom lenses has usually meant that a slower (higher f-number) lens is used. This is because in most cases prime lenses are faster than comparably priced zoom lenses. However in most cases the inclusion of an inexpensive zoom lens is to maintain a low entry price and maximize usability for the beginner photographer.
Higher-end SLRs generally do not come with a lens, as the buyer is assumed to already own lenses or to plan to purchase them separately.
, kit lenses for APS-C
format cameras (like Canon EF-S
and Nikon DX
) have shorter focal lengths, to get the same field of view
.
Olympus bundles camera with short kit lens alone or with both kit lenses, the latter bundle is known as doublekit.
Photographic lens
A camera lens is an optical lens or assembly of lenses used in conjunction with a camera body and mechanism to make images of objects either on photographic film or on other media capable of storing an image chemically or electronically.While in principle a simple convex lens will suffice, in...
which can be sold with an interchangeable-lens camera such as a single-lens reflex camera
Single-lens reflex camera
A single-lens reflex camera is a camera that typically uses a semi-automatic moving mirror system that permits the photographer to see exactly what will be captured by the film or digital imaging system, as opposed to pre-SLR cameras where the view through the viewfinder could be significantly...
. The kit consists of the camera body, the lens, and various accessories usually necessary to get started in SLR photography. A kit lens can be sold by itself; ie; not in a kit. It is generally an inexpensive lens priced at the lowest end of the manufacturer's range so as to not add much to a camera kit's price. Originally kit lenses were of normal
Normal lens
In photography and cinematography a normal lens, also called a standard lens, is a lens that reproduces perspective that generally looks "natural" to a human observer under normal viewing conditions, as compared with lenses with longer or shorter focal lengths which produce an expanded or...
focal length; more recently kit lenses tend to be inexpensive zoom lens
Zoom lens
A zoom lens is a mechanical assembly of lens elements for which the focal length can be varied, as opposed to a fixed focal length lens...
es that range from medium wide angle
Wide-angle lens
From a design perspective, a wide angle lens is one that projects a substantially larger image circle than would be typical for a standard design lens of the same focal length; this enables either large tilt & shift movements with a view camera, or lenses with wide fields of view.More informally,...
to mid telephoto
Telephoto lens
In photography and cinematography, a telephoto lens is a specific type of a long-focus lens in which the physical length of the lens is shorter than the focal length. This is achieved by incorporating a special lens group known as a telephoto group that extends the light path to create a long-focus...
for added versatility. Prime lens
Prime lens
In film and photography, a prime lens is either a photographic lens whose focal length is fixed, as opposed to a zoom lens, or it is the primary lens in a combination lens system....
es are generally faster (smaller f-number
F-number
In optics, the f-number of an optical system expresses the diameter of the entrance pupil in terms of the focal length of the lens; in simpler terms, the f-number is the focal length divided by the "effective" aperture diameter...
), but the change to zoom lenses has usually meant that a slower (higher f-number) lens is used. This is because in most cases prime lenses are faster than comparably priced zoom lenses. However in most cases the inclusion of an inexpensive zoom lens is to maintain a low entry price and maximize usability for the beginner photographer.
Higher-end SLRs generally do not come with a lens, as the buyer is assumed to already own lenses or to plan to purchase them separately.
Digital single-lens reflex cameras
Because of the crop factorCrop factor
In digital photography, a crop factor is related to the ratio of the dimensions of a camera's imaging area compared to a reference format; most often, this term is applied to digital cameras, relative to 35 mm film format as a reference. In the case of digital cameras, the imaging device would be a...
, kit lenses for APS-C
APS-C
Advanced Photo System type-C is an image sensor format approximately equivalent in size to the Advanced Photo System "classic" size negatives...
format cameras (like Canon EF-S
Canon EF-S lens mount
The EF-S lens mount is a derivative of the EF lens mount created for a subset of Canon digital single-lens reflex cameras with APS-C sized image sensors. It was released in 2003. Cameras supporting the EF-S mount are backward-compatible with the EF lens mount and, as such, have a flange focal...
and Nikon DX
Nikon DX format
The Nikon DX format is an alternative name used by Nikon corporation for APS-C image sensor format being approximately 24×16 mm. Its dimensions are about 2/3 those of the 35mm film format . The format was created by Nikon for its digital SLR cameras, many of which are equipped with DX-sized...
) have shorter focal lengths, to get the same field of view
Field of view
The field of view is the extent of the observable world that is seen at any given moment....
.
Canon
- Canon EF-S 18-55mm lensCanon EF-S 18-55mm lensThe Canon EF-S 18-55mm lens 3.5-5.6 is a wide-angle to mild telephoto zoom lens for digital single-lens reflex cameras with an EF-S lens mount. The field of view has a 35 mm equivalent focal length of 28.8-88mm, and it is the standard kit lens on Canon's consumer DSLRs.There have been four releases...
: common on consumer-level cameras series (known as Rebel in North America and Kiss in Japan), such as 400DCanon EOS 400DThe EOS 400D, called Digital Rebel XTi in North America and EOS Kiss Digital X in Japan, is a mid-range digital single-lens reflex camera introduced by Canon August 24, 2006.... - Canon EF-S 18-55mm IS lens: Replaced the original 18-55mm on all consumer-level cameras starting from the 450DCanon EOS 450DThe EOS 450D is a 12.2-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera that is part of the Canon EOS line of cameras. It is the successor to the EOS 400D/Digital Rebel XTi. It was announced on the 23 January 2008 and released in March 2008 and April 2008 in North America...
and later - Canon EF-S 17-85mm lensCanon EF-S 17-85mm lensThe Canon EF-S 17–85mm 4-5.6 IS USM is a standard zoom lens for Canon digital single-lens reflex cameras with an EF-S lens mount. The EF-S designation means it can only be used on EOS cameras with an APS-C sensor released after 2003. The field of view has a 35 mm equivalent focal length of...
: Canon EOS 20DCanon EOS 20DThe Canon EOS 20D is an 8.2-megapixel semi-professional digital single-lens reflex camera, initially announced on August 19, 2004 at a recommended retail price of US$1,499. It is the successor of the EOS 10D, and was succeeded by the EOS 30D in August 2006...
, Canon EOS 30DCanon EOS 30DThe Canon EOS 30D is an 8.2-megapixel semi-professional digital single-lens reflex camera, initially announced on February 21, 2006. It is the successor of the Canon EOS 20D, and is succeeded by the EOS 40D...
, 40DCanon EOS 40DThe Canon EOS 40D is a 10.1-megapixel semi-professional digital single-lens reflex camera. It was initially announced on August 20, 2007 and was released at the end of that month. It is the successor of the Canon EOS 30D, and is succeeded by the EOS 50D. It can accept EF and EF-S lenses...
, option on 400DCanon EOS 400DThe EOS 400D, called Digital Rebel XTi in North America and EOS Kiss Digital X in Japan, is a mid-range digital single-lens reflex camera introduced by Canon August 24, 2006.... - Canon EF 24-105mm lens: 5DCanon EOS 5DThe EOS 5D is a 12.8 megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera body produced by Canon. The EOS 5D was announced by Canon on August 22, 2005, and at the time was priced above the EOS 20D but below the EOS-1D Mark II and EOS-1Ds Mark II in Canon's EOS digital SLR series...
, 5D Mark IICanon EOS 5D Mark IIThe Canon EOS 5D Mark II is a 21.1-megapixel full-frame CMOS digital single-lens reflex camera made by Canon. It succeeds the EOS 5D and was announced on September 17, 2008.-Improvements compared to original EOS 5D:... - Canon EF 28-105mm lensCanon EF 28-105mm lensThe Canon EF 28–105 mm 4-5.6 is an inexpensive zoom lens often included as a kit lens with Canon 35 mm single-lens reflex cameras. 28–105 mm is a standard wide to telephoto zoom range. The Canon EF 28–105 mm 3.5-4.5 USM is a higher quality zoom lens with a better build quality...
: Alternative lens - Canon EF 28-80mm lensCanon EF 28-80mm lensThe EF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 is a zoom lens produced by Canon Inc. for their series of EOS single-lens reflex cameras. Canon produced eight iterations of the lens from 1989 to 1999....
: Kit lens for film-body Canon Elan series. The original version of this lens (metal mount, FTM) is considered a vastly superior lens to later versions, however both were included as kit lenses. - Canon EF-S 15-85mm lensCanon EF-S 15-85mm lensThe Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM is a standard zoom lens for Canon digital single-lens reflex cameras with an EF-S lens mount. The field of view has a 35 mm equivalent focal length of 24-136mm. The EF-S mount was specifically designed for APS-C cameras....
: Canon EOS 60DCanon EOS 60DThe Canon EOS 60D is a digital single-lens reflex camera from Canon. It is part of the Canon EOS line of cameras and succeeds the EOS 50D. It was publicly announced on August 26, 2010....
, 7DCanon EOS 7DThe Canon EOS 7D is an 18.0 effective megapixel APS-C crop CMOS digital single-lens reflex camera made by Canon. It was announced on September 1, 2009... - Canon EF-S 18-135mm lensCanon EF-S 18-135mm lensThe Canon EF-S 18-135mm 3.5-5.6 IS is a standard telezoom for Canon digital single-lens reflex cameras with an EF-S lens mount. The field of view has a 35 mm equivalent focal length of 29-216mm. It is the kit lens for the Canon EOS 60D and the Canon EOS 7D....
: 550DCanon EOS 550DThe Canon EOS 550D is an 18.0 megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, announced by Canon on February 8, 2010. It was made available starting February 24, 2010 and to US dealers starting early March. It is known as the EOS Kiss X4 in Japan, and as the EOS Rebel T2i in North America...
, 60DCanon EOS 60DThe Canon EOS 60D is a digital single-lens reflex camera from Canon. It is part of the Canon EOS line of cameras and succeeds the EOS 50D. It was publicly announced on August 26, 2010....
, 7DCanon EOS 7DThe Canon EOS 7D is an 18.0 effective megapixel APS-C crop CMOS digital single-lens reflex camera made by Canon. It was announced on September 1, 2009... - Canon EF-S 18-200mm lensCanon EF-S 18-200mm lensThe Canon EF-S 18-200mm lens is a superzoom lens, manufactured by Canon. It is the higher end kit lens for the Canon EOS 60D digital camera, and supplants the previous EF-S 17-85mm, in Canon's product line-up, losing 1mm off the wide end, but offering a roughly 2.5x longer telephoto end.While Canon...
: 50DCanon EOS 50DThe Canon EOS 50D is a 15.1-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera. It is part of the Canon EOS line of cameras and succeeds the EOS 40D. In turn, it has been succeeded by the EOS 60D....
Nikon
- AF-S DX Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G SWM IF-ED VR (as of August 2008, Nikon D90)
- AF-S DX Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G SWM IF-ED (as of September 2006, Nikon D80)
- Nikkor 18-55mm DX f/3.5-5.6G, various versions:
- AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G (as of April 2005, Nikon D50)
- AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G II (as of November 2006, Nikon D40 and D40x)
- AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR (as of November 2007, low end entry level DSLRs)
- Nikon 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED-IF AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor (Nikon D70)
- AF Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G (late 90s film SLRs and early 2000s, such as the Nikon F75Nikon F75The Nikon F75 was the last consumer-level autofocus 35mm SLR camera sold by the Nikon Corporation beginning in February 2003...
and Nikon N80) - Nikon 50mm F1.8 Series E (older 70s and 80s film cameras, such as the Nikon EMNikon EMThe Nikon EM is a beginner’s level, interchangeable lens, 35 mm film, single lens reflex camera. It was manufactured by Nippon Kogaku K. K. in Japan from 1979 to 1982 . The camera was originally designed and marketed to the growing market of new women photographers then entering the SLR buyer's...
) - Nikon 35-70mm f/3.3-4.5 AF (early AF cameras such as the N4004)
Pentax
- SMC Pentax-DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ALPentax DA 18-55mm lensThe SMC Pentax-DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL lens is a standard zoom lens for the Pentax K mount. It is often sold as a kit lens with Pentax digital SLR cameras and has a 35mm equivalent focal length of 27-82.5mm...
: bundled with Pentax K10DPentax K10DThe Pentax K10D and similar Samsung GX-10 are 10.2 megapixel digital single-lens reflex cameras launched in late 2006. They were developed in a collaboration between Pentax of Japan and Samsung of Korea....
, K100DPentax K100DThe Pentax K100D and similar Pentax K110D are 6 megapixel digital single-lens reflex cameras, launched in the U.S. on May 22, 2006. The K100D has a maximum resolution of 3008 x 2008, and can also down-sample to 2400 x 1600 and 1536 x 1024...
, K110DPentax K110DThe K110D is Pentax's entry-level DSLR. It has 6.1 Megapixels . The K110D is youngest of three sibling cameras in terms of specifications. It differs from the K100D only in lacking an in-body image stabilization system....
, and K100D Super. - SMC Pentax-DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL II: updated version, bundled with K20DPentax K20DThe Pentax K20D and its clone, the Samsung GX-20, were 14.6 megapixel digital single-lens reflex cameras manufactured by Pentax that were announced on January 23, 2008. The K20D was available in the U.S...
and K200DPentax K200DThe Pentax K200D is a 10.2 megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, announced on January 24, 2008 along with the higher-end K20D. It was discontinued in December 2008, giving it the distinction of being one of the shortest-lived DSLR cameras....
. - SMC Pentax-DA L 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL: plastic mount version, bundled with K-xPentax K-xThe Pentax K-x is a 12.4 megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, announced on September 16, 2009. Pentax K-x uses an Exmor, Sony-made sensor . In some cases it even approaches the quality produced by full-frame DSLRs like the Nikon D700 and the Canon 5DMkII, both with larger sensors...
and K-rPentax K-rThe Pentax K-r is a 12.4-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, announced on September 9, 2010. The K-r is available in 3 body colors in North America, with other colors available only in the Japanese market. The K-r introduces a new SAFOX IX autofocus system and has a 3-inch...
. - SMC Pentax-DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL WR: weather-resistant version, bundled with K-7Pentax K-7The Pentax K-7 is a 14.6-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, announced on 20 May 2009. This is the first new flagship model released by Pentax since its merger with Hoya Corporation on 31 March 2008.- Features :...
and K-5Pentax K-5The Pentax K-5 is a 16.3-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, announced on 20 September 2010. It began shipping in mid-October 2010.Externally, the camera body is almost unchanged from the Pentax K-7...
. - SMC Pentax-A 35-70 f/3.5-4.5 (earlier manual focus Pentax SLRs with shutter priority and/or program mode)
- SMC Pentax AF 35-70 f2.8: early autofocus lens bundled with Pentax ME FPentax ME FThe Pentax ME F was an amateur level, interchangeable lens, 35 mm film, single-lens reflex camera. It was manufactured by Asahi Optical Co., Ltd. of Japan from November 1981 to 1984...
. The only lens to support autofocus with the camera.
Sony
- Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6Minolta AF DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 lensOriginally produced by Minolta, and currently produced by Sony, the AF DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6, is a photographic lens compatible with cameras using the Minolta AF and Sony α lens mounts. The DT designation means this lens is designed to be used with a camera with an APS-C size sensor...
: bundled with Sony α 100, Sony α 200.Sony α 300 , Sony α 350.
- Sony DT 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 SAM, bundled with Sony A230, A330, A380.
- Sony DT 16-105 f/3.5-5.6 : A700
Four Thirds
- Zuiko Digital 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 (aka short kit).
- Zuiko Digital 40-150mm f/4.0-5.6 (aka long kit).
Olympus bundles camera with short kit lens alone or with both kit lenses, the latter bundle is known as doublekit.
Olympus
Excluding Four Third cameras- Zuiko 50mm f/1.8 for all manual focus Olympus OMs
- ZUIKO 50mm f/2.0 PF for Olympus OM-101