350d questions...

[Broadbandplacey]

hey all, looking to upgrade in the next couple of months and im getting prices for the 350d, theres about £45-50 between the non-USM and the USM kit lens.

Is it worth the extra as i can only find one popular blue camera retailer who sell the usm version.

what does the USM actually do? :s

cheers

 

[Broadbandplacey]

USM is silver for £530 from high street shop inc canon bag

and the non-usm is black for around £480 in a well known national PC chain

i dont know if id prefer the silver or not, the extra bag is useful, but is the USM lens worth it?

 

[Broadbandplacey]

Id save the money and get the body only then spend another £50 - £100 getting a much better lens to do the body justice. The kit lens isn't that bad, just depends what you're going to use the camera for.

yeah the sigma 10-20 is first on my list - might have to wait a few months though