frank_schoellkopf

<p>I called Canon Tech Support and their Rep stated that it was a good possibility that I had a defective lens. He also mentioned that the lenses in these kits were low end lenses and stated that a better quality lens would make a big difference. I packaged up everything up that came with the Canon T5 kit and returned it to QVC. I think that it would probably be better if I just purchased the body separately and then ordered better quality lenses. Again, I really appreciate everyone thoughts and suggestions.</p>

<p>I have owned many Canon film and point & shoot cameras over the years and have always taken great pictures. Recently there was a QVC special on a Canon T5 package that came with 2 lenses so I decided to purchase it. The 2 lenses it came with are the EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II lens and a 75 to 300mm lens. I have mainly taken pictures in the Auto and Scenic modes using the 18-55mm lens and so far all of the pictures are not very sharp looking. Objects close to medium distances away are not very sharp but OK but anything a good distance away look out of focus. I hate to say this but my wife's Canon A570 any my A590 point & shoot cameras takes better pictures. The 2 lenses that came with the camera outfit look pretty cheap feeling and the multi-coating on the lenses look minimal and definitely not as good quality as my older lenses I had with my older Canon 35mm cameras I previously owned. My question is: Do the Canon low end (Auto Focus) lenses work well ? I am trying to figure out if its a poorly designed camera lens or a poorly designed camera ? I am next going to try using the program & manual modes and will be increasing the ASA up to 200 and I will try manually focusing the lens to see if there is any improvement. Any thoughts or suggests are most welcome.</p>