Canon 450d body : Is it better to buy the body only

Most people who buy a Canon 450D camera buy it from one of the major retail stores where it comes supplied with the standard kit lens, but is this really the best choice when buying your Canon 450D EOS? Well there's a number of very good reasons for buying your Canon 450D with the standard kit lense and one of the main reasons is if you don't have much experience yet with dSLR photography. Listed below are a number of reasons why you may want to buy your Canon 450D with the standard kit lens followed by the reasons you may want to buy your Canon 450D as 'body only'.

Why buy the Canon 450D with the standard kit lens?

• The Canon 450D standard kit lens is good
• The 450D kit lens has inbuilt image stabilization (less camera shake)
• The Canon 450D standard kit lens has a good everyday 18-55mm focal range
• I've found that the 450D lens is fast and quiet in operation
• Buying the Canon 450D is a good starter choice if you haven't much dSLR experience
• If you don't own any other Canon dSLR lenses then it will be less expensive than separate purchases

Why buy the Canon 450D Body Only?

• The Canon 450D body only will be less expensive than buying it with the kit lens
• You can buy a Canon 450D lens with a wider focal range so less changing of the lens is needed
• You can shop around for the perfect Canon 450D lense to suit your requirements
• You already own a number of Canon dSLR lenses and don't need the kit lens
• You are buying your Canon 450D for a specific purchase such as telephoto or macro photography

So which Canon 450D lens option would I recommend?

Well, if you've already got some decent Canon dSLR lenses or your budget can stretch a bit then I would buy the Canon 450D body only. There's certainly nothing wrong with buying your camera with the standard Canon kit lens but one of the main advantages of a dSLR camera is the ability to change the lenses and there are some terrific options out there whether you're looking for a standard focal range or something more specialist.