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<blockquote data-quote="§am" data-source="post: 255207" data-attributes="member: 9187">I think people often forget that the humble 18-55mm is still Nikon glass, and also that it represents Nikon as a lens maker a foot into people's budgets as far as upgrades are concerned.If you were Nikon would you put an inferior lens on a camera body that you are selling? No, because what you don't want to do is give people that buy that combination a bad taste of what is actually a vast open shop of possible upgrades.So what do you do - you 'bundle' the body with something that can still hold it's own, yet not at a price that deters people from buying your product, and as they learn more, soon get to realise, that the 'kit' lens is in fact more of a starter lens.I still use my 18-55mm lens when I don't want the weight/length of my 18-105mm to carry around, though it's primary function is to sit in my bag waiting to be attached to my D5100 when I eventually upgrade to a D7100 <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="§am, post: 255207, member: 9187"] I think people often forget that the humble 18-55mm is still Nikon glass, and also that it represents Nikon as a lens maker a foot into people's budgets as far as upgrades are concerned. If you were Nikon would you put an inferior lens on a camera body that you are selling? No, because what you don't want to do is give people that buy that combination a bad taste of what is actually a vast open shop of possible upgrades. So what do you do - you 'bundle' the body with something that can still hold it's own, yet not at a price that deters people from buying your product, and as they learn more, soon get to realise, that the 'kit' lens is in fact more of a starter lens. I still use my 18-55mm lens when I don't want the weight/length of my 18-105mm to carry around, though it's primary function is to sit in my bag waiting to be attached to my D5100 when I eventually upgrade to a D7100 :) [/QUOTE]

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