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<blockquote data-quote="MrF" data-source="post: 155437" data-attributes="member: 10292">Re: New user, very confused and need advice!Welcome!&nbsp; If you look at your Powershot, it may have the equivalent focal length on it (or at least the actual focal length) which could give you an idea how it compares to the 18-105mm lens.&nbsp; All things being equal though, the 18-105 has a decent reach to it, but nothing that you'd go and shoot a football game or wildlife with without being really close.&nbsp; It's also not a macro lens.&nbsp; Not sure what you're shooting, but the only lens I have longer than the 18-105 is a 75-300 AF and I've only used that a handful of times. Oh, and don't sweat too much.&nbsp; You spent 800 Pounds on a magnesium-body camera, with a great sensor with awesome high-ISO capability, an internal focus motor, a handy top mounted LCD, great external controls, a built in flash with commander mode, and it'll do 6 frames per second.&nbsp; Plus a pretty versatile lens.&nbsp; My 18-105 is the one that's usually on my camera.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MrF, post: 155437, member: 10292"] [b]Re: New user, very confused and need advice![/b] Welcome! If you look at your Powershot, it may have the equivalent focal length on it (or at least the actual focal length) which could give you an idea how it compares to the 18-105mm lens. All things being equal though, the 18-105 has a decent reach to it, but nothing that you'd go and shoot a football game or wildlife with without being really close. It's also not a macro lens. Not sure what you're shooting, but the only lens I have longer than the 18-105 is a 75-300 AF and I've only used that a handful of times. Oh, and don't sweat too much. You spent 800 Pounds on a magnesium-body camera, with a great sensor with awesome high-ISO capability, an internal focus motor, a handy top mounted LCD, great external controls, a built in flash with commander mode, and it'll do 6 frames per second. Plus a pretty versatile lens. My 18-105 is the one that's usually on my camera. [/QUOTE]

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