18-70 is much better than 18-55mm. 1)The 18-70 has great build quality. 18-70 has a metal mount and seals. Also has better IQ than the 18-55 (in terms of lens construction/elements). When you go to ebay, you can see a lot of broken 18-55mm lens, but very few on none of broken 18-70 lens. 2)It is f/3.5 to F/4.5 3) The 18-70 is a fine lens, and a full stop faster than the 18-50 VR at 50mm. And the mount is dust sealed (but 18-55 is not), so you would have had more protection in the dust storm. It's a fine walk around lens 4) I want to say that I think vr at anything less then 135mm is useless. I can hand hold at 17mm down to 1/15th second shutter and I don't think vr at that length gives any benefit. Some people may jump all over that statement but if it gives any benefit it's so small that it's not worth the extra cost. 5)the bokeh at 70mm f/4.5 is pretty damn good for a "kit" lens too. Especially when the 18-55 is f/5.6. You may say VR makes up for this, but VR isn't going to slow down any moving subjects. Personally I still like 18-70, if I did not update to 18-200 and 18-55 F2.8.
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【在 C***I 的大作中提到】 : 18-70 is much better than 18-55mm. : 1)The 18-70 has great build quality. 18-70 has a metal mount and seals. Also : has better IQ than the 18-55 (in terms of lens construction/elements). When : you go to ebay, you can see a lot of broken 18-55mm lens, but very few on : none of broken 18-70 lens. : 2)It is f/3.5 to F/4.5 : 3) The 18-70 is a fine lens, and a full stop faster than the 18-50 VR at : 50mm. And the mount is dust sealed (but 18-55 is not), so you would have had : more protection in the dust storm. It's a fine walk around lens : 4) I want to say that I think vr at anything less then 135mm is useless. I