Great to see some M43 love there. Criminally underrated in that system is the 12-32 kit lens. Really compact, fast AF and punches way above its weight in image quality. Drawback being it’s a 3.5 - 5.6 but so versatile

Shooting Fuji xt-20 and 18-55 mm for years and recently moved to Sony a7iv. Just amazed at the jpeg quality of Fujifilm (especially with good lighting)

The Nikon 24-70 f4 is also quite good for closeups, if you're into that sort of thing. Not a macro lens, but very good image quality when you move in.

The Fuji 18-55 is really an excellent lens. Figured I'd see it on this list!

Great list. I liked the Fuji 18-55 but love my Pana-Leica 12-60. The extra range makes it a constant companion and the quality keeps it from ever being sold off.

The Sony 16-50 f2.8 SAM DT was a great lens! It came with both a77 and a77 II. It had so many features for the money... fixed 2.8, parafocal, weather sealed, and great image quality. The problem was: A-mount xD

For the Lumix 20mm f1.7, one of the pics was the 14mm f2.5! That was also sold as a kit with the GF3 I think. I remember I got the 20mm myself, with the GX7. Mostly all kit lenses for Lumix cameras are excellent. I think the stigma for kit lenses is something from DSLR times.

Really fully agree with the list! If you have a top 6, it will be the Pentax 18-135mm WR: sharp, silent AF, versatile, and WR! It really is a one lens setup.

Nice choices. My favorite is Panasonic 20-60, but probably 3 Panasonics would have been too many in the top 5. Not to mention that the 24-105 is also very good including some Macro capability.

I am actually absolutely astonshed with the Nikon DX 16-50mm kit lens! Lightweight, super compacts, built-in stability and razor sharp images. Looks goofy… but the images are surely not!

The true kit lens from Panasonic is the 12-60 f3.5-5.6. It is dirt cheap and a very satisfying lens to use! And probably my favourite kit lens. Another kit lens from Fujifilm is the 16-80 f4.

I love the RF24-105 f4 that came with my Canon. I have a lot of RF and vintage lenses, but for travelling light on airplanes and such I just take that kit lens. Very versatile, compact and great image quality. I'm especially impressed with the images shot at the wider angles.

I’ve used all but one of these over the years, and I agree with most of your list. Only thing I’d do is swap the Nikon Z 24-70 for the 24-120 Z. I personally have found the 24-120 to be a bit better optically overall, and the extra range is super nice. In fact, the 24-120S is my favorite standard zoom of all time.

Panasonic 20-60 is actually #1

I have a Panasonic GF1 with the 14mm 2.5 on it - and still love the combo and carry it everywhere. My G9 came with a non-leica 12-60 and it is also a great kit lens that continues to impress me.

My favorites: 1. Panasonic 12-32, super compact, pretty sharp 2. Nikon Z 24-120, because of more usable range over the 24-70 and another notch sharper 3. Panasonic 20mm 1.7

I was particularly impressed by the Panasonic Lumix GF1 with the 20mm f1.7 prime lens and Nikon Z6/Z7 with the 24-70 F4S.

Woah a Patlabor shirt Mad respect. Sigma 30mm f1.4 was the best kit lens I've dealt with. Does a great job showing the capabilities of the sdQ right out of the box, and a useful focal length for APS-C, although a little limiting due to the distortion and being so wide.

I’m impressed with the Panasonic S 20-60mm. Optically very good and right in my wheel house for most used focal range.

Absolutely correct with the Fuji 18-55. Used it with my XT3, sold it, instantly regretted it, bought it again. Great walking around lens.

Nice to see the Panasonic 12-60mm f2.8-4 included - I find mine very handy when travelling and there isn't time to faff around with changing lenses. Not that it was ever a kit lens for me, I bought into the system with the original 14-45 f3.5-5.6 supplied with the G1.

Best, as in most useful and versatile kit lens in the UK was the Panasonic 14-140 10X zoom which was an optional factory bundle in the UK with the G6 and G7. I bought both cameras with double cashback deals at various times which meant that the body only cost a few Pounds more than the lens would have cost on its own. This lens may not be technically ‘the best’ in terms of sharpness but it is very compact and light, no bigger than an 18-55 ASC lens, and both my examples are my most used ‘grab and go’ lenses to this day.

I am mainly a prime guy, but got hold of a Olympus 12-60mm lens (12-60 F2.8-4 SWD) that was actually for Four Thirds but fit nicely with the MMF-3 adapter to Micro Four Thirds. To my surprise I have used it a lot. The Panaleica 12-60 in native micro four thirds seems like an even better, especially smaller, lens!

6:58 Minimal error, the Nikon goes to 120mm, not just 105.

I have to mention the HD Pentax-DA 20-40mm F2.8-4 Limited DC WR, it is compact, weather sealed, all metal and a throw back to the old Takumar lenses! It gets my pic for the best and was even compared to the Fuji 18-55 by cameraville.

I got a Fuji X-T1 & XF56 1.2 'kit' (separate boxes) brand new when my daughter was born, and got some great images. But I bought it at a great price from a shop far away and the 56 1.2 had issues - the focus ring would badly scrape. Functionally fine, but not what I wanted for a new lens. So after I got the new born photos I had to ship the lens back for warranty, there were stock issues. As I had no lens I looked in the local classifieds and picked up a used XF 18-55 ƒ/2.8-ƒ/4 kit lens very cheaply with a few minor body scratches. Wow. What an incredible budget lens. Some of my favourite images from my daughter's first year was shot on this very basic lens. I'd only used the 18-55 canon 3.5-5.6 that can bundles with my wife's EOS - the Fuji was a night and day difference, really sharp, way faster, optical image stabilisation. I eventually sold it in a lens-cull because It was surplus to my needs and eventually rarely used. I think I sold it in a bundle with my X-T1 to it's next owner. Anyway I was hoping it would make your list, I thought it deserved to. Great idea for a video guys, thanks :)

I can’t remember if it came in the box or not. But the 12-40mm f2.8 lens they sell in a kit with the OM-1 I think is pretty impressive.

Lots of comments on the Panasonic S 20-60. I have it and the onlything negative is it’s so good, it’s the lense I leave out of the house with and usually miss good shooting opportunities with my very good primes!

the fuji would be the winner for me based on its price, but yeah the 24-105L deserves a spot (and the RF one is even sharper). also a good one was the old sony 16-50 f.28 for the A-mount aps-c cameras - loved that thing

Best at what ? Sharpness ? Details ? Contrast ? Color rendition ? Bokeh ? AF Speed ? Focal range ? Size and weight ? For me, one of the best was the Panasonic 14-140mm that came in kit with GH cameras. Didn’t really missed on any points above. And before, one of the best zooms was the Four Thirds Olympus 12-60mm f/2.8-f/4. I found it much better at rendering and corner sharpness at wide than any mFT alternatives today

The Pentax 18-55mm II was an optical improvement on its predecessor, then they made a weather-sealed version (WR). That paired great with Pentax's weather-sealed DSLRs, even low-end ones. The Panasonic 14-42mm II is very sharp, and has less distortion to correct out than many M43 mid-range zooms. The kit versions all come with a plastic mount, but boxed versions have a metal mount. The Panasonic 14-140mm f/3.5-5.6 (not the earlier f/4-5.8 lens) is very sharp for a 10x super zoom. To people saying the Panasonic 12-32mm: it's small, but it has reliability problems because it's partly assembled with glue. I would take the 14-42mm II over the 12-32mm.

The Panasonic 20mm f1.7 is a fantastic small, light lens. And indeed, the Fuji 18-55 is also. I can report that both lenses are insanely sharp!

I was happy to see the PL 12-60 f/2.8-4 and Lumix 20 f/1.7 (plus the image of the 14 f/2.5). These are still some of my favorite lenses along with the 10-25 f/1.7.

Two pannies in a top 5 😍 objectively they are killer kit lenses for the price especially when bought with a body

Olympus m.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm f/2.8 - it was a kit lens with E-M5. Great focal range, great optics, delightful to use, build quality, sealing. Even the hood and lens cap are great. It's still a great zoom to use. 🥇 Pentax SMC DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL WR. Same optical formula as with the DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II, but this WR version is weather sealed, feels better than ever, great coatings... Optical performance was so much better compared to others at the time, not too sure how good it is with modern sensors' pixel count though 😅

Panasonic Lumix S 24-105 f4 Macro (0.5x @105 mm) with OIS! It's such an amazing lens! It's also pretty much parfocal (holding focus while zooming).

The Fuji 15-45mm also performs admirably. It's extremely light and compact, though it is only f3.5-5.6. I had a decentered copy that I returned but my current copy is consistently sharp across the frame and great at all focal lengths.

Great list. I liked them all. The Pana M43 20 f1.7 is just a great, unique lens. It'd be pretty awesome if Panasonic made a v3 that was weather sealed, and if I'm not asking too much, a faster focus system. The rest of the list is a good one. I thought that you'd have picked the affordable, small and good Panasonic 12-60 3.5-5.6. Yes it's slower that the Leica, but it's so small and affordable with good image quality and some weather sealing. Now a suggestion for the boys: Worst kit lenses. I'd suggest that Sony APS 16-50! Yikes!

Sony DT 16-50mm F2.8 SSM that came in a kit with the Sony SLT-A77. Sharp, fast, weather resistant, silent and internal focusing.

The M43 20mm sounds like a fun lens, we need more prime lens kit bundles! The nikon Z 16-50 is a pretty great kit lens, the aperture isn't much to write home about but it's tiny (jacket pocketable on a Z50) and very sharp. Of course, it's hard to find a bad lens on Z!

The Panasonic 12-32 is a maybe a bit unusual but compelling choice nonetheless IMO. It isn't fast nor particularly sharp (but ok considering the resolution of m4/3 sensors). The big plus is size. With rangefinder style M4/3 bodies, this thing is pocketable* and thus can be your daily carry. It's special because it makes your camera compete not with big boy cameras, but phones, where the zoom range and IQ look a lot better now. * in jacket/cargo pants, to be fair. Still that's most of the year in most places

I shoot with multiple GH6’s for video. All kitted with that 12-60. Never disappointed

For the really low price points (entry level), the Nikon AF-P 18-55 f/3.6 - 5.6 VR was quite good in terms of detail. It is one thing to get a decent kit lens with a $2000+ camera purchase like with prosumer level gear. But it is another thing to get it in a $400-500 camera where the sharpness is decent throughout the range, along with very quick auto focus. While it is good to appreciate lenses from higher end camera bundles, at the entry level end, it is rare to find a good kit lens, and the AF-P series have been one of the few exceptions.

Did not expect rhe panny 20mm to make this list but im here for it. Its so cheap but so good for the money, it lives on my g85 for an ultra cheap and light travel setup. Also turns out that on the G9ii the CAF now works! Still noisy and slow AF but definitely usable

I’m very impressed with my Canon RFS 18mm to 150mm f3.5 to f6.3 kit lens that came with my EOS R10 - ok, can be a little slow when zoomed but decently sharp, with a very useful focal range!

Panasonic S 20-60 is shockingly good for a kit lens. Variable aperture, but having the extra wide is nice and its quite well corrected.

Mine is the EF-M22mm f2.0 that came with my first mirrorless, the original EOS-M.

I enjoyed the video. I'm all in on the Fuji 18-55 f/2.8-4. It's outstanding.

Totally agree on the fuji 18-55mm. It was a big reason why I shifted to their platform

I bought my Lumix G9 in a Pro-kit that included the 12-35mm f2.8 which proves that kit lenses can be pro-quality. It was an expensive kit, but it still gave me a good discount on that lens. Panasonic has been a great manufacturer for offering some superb kit lens options.

Of these, I think the XF18-55 is probably the best bargain when you look at performance for the money because that 24-105L is a really expensive lens comparably. The xf18-55 can be found for under $300 US. Have a great weekend! Happy New Year to all!

Olympus 12-45mm f4. Love that little lens

When I sold most of my Fujifilm gear last year, the 2 lenses I kept were the Fujifilm 90mm f/2 and the Fujifilm 18-55mm f/2.8 - 4. I bought a X-E1 bundled with the 18-55mm and a 55-230mm f/4.5-6.7 back in 2014, just as a fun play around camera, and I have to say the 18-55mm is still a lens I love, particularly for video (not with the X-E1). It was small light, had built in image stabilisation, really good image quality. it was one of the reasons I bought an X-H2 this year, despite, running a GFX100s and a D850. The thing is this was a kit lens, whilst I feel some of the lenses like the Canon 24-105mm f/4 L, which to me isn't really a kit lens, even if it was bundled into some camera bodies.

The Fuji 18-55 lens is fantastic! It was my first lens, and occasionally, I regret selling it for the 16-80, especially considering its compact size and 2.8 at the wide end. If it had weather sealing, I wouldn't have let it go. Currently, I'm considering the Sigma 18-50, reminiscing about the excellent 18-55 kit lens; it seems even better than the already impressive 18-55. Great video guys!

Kudos to the writing team for "Jordana White" satirical reference. As usual great writing guys--ad libing. It's one of the reasons I love these videos. Not to mention the charisma.

the panasonic 20-60 is a beast

I'd give a honorary mention to the Panasonic 20-60 mm f/3.5-5.6 Yes, it is dark, but the image quality is awesome and it broke the 24-xxx lens system starting off at 20 mm.

I love that my canon eos r came with a rf 24-105 f4. That thing is my most used lens; always great photos and rarely do I need more.

I am actually amazed by the humble Nikon AF-P 18-55 VR. It is really sharp, super compact, hasn't broken after almost eight years of use and just does it's job, especially for landscape work I still love using it.

Since I usually buy used cameras, I usually do not get kit lenses. However here are two exceptions: 1. I received a Nikon N70 film camera as a gift. It came with a Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5 to 5.6 G AF VR kit lens. Up to that point in time, I was not a fan of zoom lenses but was so impressed with the performance of this lens that I kept it and even bought a few more zoom lenses. 2. I had decided to buy a new graphite Fuji X-Pro2 mirrorless digital but was disappoint to learn that is only sold with a 23mm f/2 Fujinon lens. Since I already owned a 23mm f/1.4 Fujinon lens, I felt that I did not need another 23mm lens. Therefore, I had planned on selling the 23mm f/2 as soon as possible. However, for some reason, I decided to try the lens before I sold it. I was so impressed with its size and performance that I decided to keep it.

Pana12-32 and olympus 14-42 are also good kit lenses.

You're all wrong! The best kit lens is the Panasonic 20-60mm F3.5-5.6!!!!

The Canon 24-105mm f/4L, Nikon 24-200mm kit for Z5 and 24-120mm f/4 AF-S for D750 are my favorite kit lenses. I am mainly a Sony user now, but Sony never bothered bundling a good lens.

Glad my 20mm 1.7 got its mentioned🎉

This year I bought the EF 24-105 f/4 for an old 6D I was able to get at a favorable price. It gets stunning results, but I was able to validate this on my Canon M50. The colors that it gives with good light are amazing. No doubt is the No. 1 kit lens so far after so many years.

The Canon EF-S 18-135mm should be on this list. I got one with my 60D and I used it for years. A very versatile lens with a great range.

I absolutely love my Pentax 18-135mm. It's so versatile and sharp. It's not ideal for low light, but otherwise it's my go-to for any other situation where I may not have a "perfect" lens for a job.

Panasonic 20-60 should be in this list too

i loved the nikon z 16-50 dx kit lens. the fuji 18-55 is the goat tho

@petapixel - a minor goof in that last image, it's the Nikkor 24-120 f4 S line (based on the 24-120 f4 F Mount obviously). Chris properly identified it earlier, but it looks like a copy paste mistake on the graphic.

got the GF1 with the 20mm and shot with that exclusively on the MFT system for about 4 years and is still one of my favourite MFT lenses - may have got the 25 15 and 12 Lumix Leica lenses and the 12-60 2.8-60 as a kit on the G9 but the 20 mm will always be in my kit (the 14mm pancake that came with my GF3 that it was a kit lens for - purchased used for like $40 I've taken that lens and even the GF3 around the world) and yeh the 24-105 f/4 that came with my 5Div is quite a versatile lens and started my move away from _NEEDING_ 2.8 zooms on my various 5D's - its a little ripper. Another favourite kit lens which was sort of a two for the price of one was the 14-42mm II kit lens that came with my GX7 it's no pancake and yes it's slower than the 20mm but it's so very very sharp and so very very light - now the two for the price of one was that her at least in Australia if you pre-ordered the GX7 + 14-42 kit at their promotional roadshow you got the 45-150 as a freebe - yeh I know that doesn't quite count by your criteria but like the 14-42mm that was light small and sharp from wide open - I spent 6 months traveling through Japan (technically two lots of 3 months... because visa restrictions) with just the GX7 the GF3, the two pancake kit lenses and the two kit zooms, first time I ever traveled that far and that long with out at least an APC DSLR and the holy trinity of 2.8 L lenses .... what a relief to not lug that lot around and still get good shots, it was like in my old film days of leaving the Nikon F4 + lenses and just taking the Olympus XA or the Yashica Electro 35 GT

Couldn't agree more with your no. 1 pick. When I went mirrorless with the Canon R5, I gave my older MD5II with the EF 24-105 F4Lto a family member. I loved this mid- zoom so much, I purchased the RF 24-105 F4L as my 1st RF lens and although I now have other RF lenses, it still remains one of my favorites.

I own the Fuji 18-55 and have used it on an X-T1 and X-T3. My favourite ever photo was taken with this lens one morning in Paris. Absolutely brilliant travel lens in particular.

I still carry Panasonic 20mm pancake with my camera bag. It's such a nice lens and combined with the E-M5 or GX9 bodies it makes the whole cameras really small and usable. Even as a woman with small-ish hands, the cameras stay perfectly usable. Shoutout to the Panasonic's 12-32 and 35-100 tiny lenses. They're not fast, but you can get a whole kit fit for a handbag and the image quality is nothing to sneer at. When you realize the 35-100 is full-frame terms is a 70-200 and you can put it into your pocket, it changes your mindset :)

Nikon 24-70/4 S for me all the way. Sure the range isn’t as great as the Canon, but man, it’s tiny! It’s the right combination of specs for my use.

My first DSLR lens bought with my first Pentax DSLR was the mighty Sigma 17-70/2.8-4.5 which is the true king of "kit lenses" :D although not being in any standard kit, for me it was, because I bought it with the camera as one order. And it serves me even today. It is all in one kind of lens, that can go wide, a bit of short telephoto, it can do some low light with F2.8, can do fantastic close-ups... reliable workhorse. Now I have three of them, two 17-70/2.8-4.5 and one slightly modernized 17-70/2.8-4.0 with HSM :D And it amazes me, that till this day there is no other lens as capable as this one.

Nikkor 24-70 f4, what a lens. I still use this lens as my go-to studio lens more than 2 years after getting it alongside my z6. Very sharp, compact and beautiful..

No one knew Chris is a Patlabor fan untill this day.

I like to travel with light and compact gear, but without compromising quality too much. That's why I keep my good old Fuji 18-55 with me: it's compact and gives me decent quality. Paired with the 70-300, they cover most of my needs.

My personal favorite kit lens is the Sony 16-55. Works great as a remote wifi rig with the power zoom!

I'm pretty sure that my OM-D E-M1 came with the M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro. I'm not sure if that was the standard kit lens with that camera, but it was the one that came with mine. Anyway, it was, and is, a superb optic. A decade later, I continue to use the same lens. My EOS R came with the Canon 24-105 f/4 L, which was definitely a superb optic, but I seem to recall it being an upgrade over the standard offering so I don't imagine it counts either. Now, how about following this video up with a list of the worst kit lenses ever. That should be a much bigger challenge given how many simply atrocious options are out there.

I know the old DSLR kits were somewhat laughed off but I do think it’s worth noting that the Pentax 18-55 was weather sealed so you could get a weather sealed body and lens new for under 800USD that was and is hard to come by for interchangeable lens camera, the closest I can think was the Lumix G85 with 12-60mm f3.5-5.6 The Pentax weather sealed combo allowed me to get some of my favorite shots in horrendous monsoon conditions. Though my favorite kit lens ever is the Panaleica 12-60mm f2.8-4.0 fantastic lens which can often be had for well under 500usd secondhand

I've only tried 3 kit lenses, 2 canon, one fuji. I didn't realize how bad I had it on canon until I I tried the fuji variant of the 18-55. Noy only was it fast and sharp, its great for video, if you don't mind the variable aperture when zooming. unlike the canon kits I've tried, the zoom on fuji is butter smooth, and not plasticy. Plus, the aperture ring makes it hard to go back. I would be using it more often except I tent to reach for the shorter 18-35 sigma (adapted) instead, since it has a constant, fast aperture, and thats more useful to me in a lot of day to day cases than zoom range.

I got the 2 Lumix lensen mentioned. Both second hand and they are indeed very good.

I think Sony 7c bundled with 28-60 is very impressive, mostly because of how compact this lens are and how sharp with fast focus

My favorite kit lens to date is Panasonic 12-60 f/3.5-5.6 which came with the G85. It's quite sharp, lightweight, supports dual IS and doesn't lose focus when zooming nearly as bad as the Leica 12-60 f/2.8-4. The second favorite would be the very old Nikkor 18-135 f/3.5-5.6 which came with the Nikon D80. It was somewhat soft but offered a very versatile range.

My Faves: Olympus M.Zuiko digital ED 14-42mm 3.5-5.6 EZ silber - It made my M10 with the additional LC-37C lens cap to kind of automatic compact camera. And it was a masisve upgrade to the EOS 450 with the 18-55 before. Loved it. Fujifilm Fujinon XF 18-55mm 2.8-4.0 R LM OIS - I really would like such a lens in other systems. Relatively compact, but with wider aperture, than the other APSC kit lenses.

I've had the Panasonic 20mm 1.7 for close to 7 years. It's a solid lens, my only gripe is the focusing. It's absolutely one of the worst. Slow and hunts...it would be perfect if a 3rd version came out with better focusing speed.

I got back into photography with the Fuji X-E2 bundled with the 18-55 "kit" lens. But after succumbing to a serious case of GAS (gear acquisition syndrome) I sold it. Got a bag full of primes that KZfaqr's said were "no brainers", traded up to the X-Pro2, sold the whole kit and got a Canon R6, sold that, and went back to an X-Pro2. I'm happy (for now) but still miss that 18-55. But it's expensive to purchase outside a kit and you never see them used, because no one in their right mind sells or trades them in. Live and learn.

The EF-M 15-45mm f3.5-5.6 IS STM is a great sharp little lens with image stabilization and is often overlooked.

I had the Pana 20mm 1.7 and the Fuji 18-55. Both exceptional kit lenses

I love my nikon 16-50mm that came with my Zfc. Even though i own like 7-8 primes i tend to always chose this lens for many situations. Sharpest "dark/slow" kit lens out there

Surprised to see the old 24-105L as number one! People were always bitching that it wasn’t good enough 😂

I remember, almost 15 years ago, skipping the Nikon D50 & 18-55 F3.5-5.6 kit and just buying the D50 body-only and going for the D70 kitlens: the excellent 18-70mm F3.5-4.5. It served me well and felt great to handle, it was a couple of steps above the 18-55mm plastic mount kit lenses of the time, on all levels. But that was the last time I bought a kitlens, after going pro. I did buy a Fuji kit lens kit for my X-E3 travel & fun kit, next to my Nikon full frame kit I used professionally. The 16-50 F3.5-5.6 & 50-230mm F4.5-6.7, excellent combined range of 24-350mm equivalent. Both are extremely light and compact - which my was goal - and performed well. I do rarely use them, I almost always use cheap manual Chinese prime lenses on the X-E3, because they are fun and have very imperfect vintage rendering. The complete opposite of my modern Nikon Z system.

I love my Olympus 12-40mm F2.8 and even the 12-45mm F4 I got bundled in a sale when I bought my E-M5 Mark III new years ago. The PanaLeica 12-60 is a great lens, but those two are also pretty solid. I gave my PL 12-60 E-M1.iii to my work/travel partner when she started considering MFT, with our work requiring a lot of travel all over and then tons of walking, hiking, etc. to get to remote areas. Since then, I've actually used the 12-45 F4 more and more and have been pleased with the results. Depending on the job, I use the 12-100 F4 or 12-40+40-150mm F2.8, but that's not kit lens territory anymore.

The Canon RF 24-105 F4 L is why I bought my EOS RP, was so excited by the image quality reviews were talking about. Still love it, but I love my cheap fast primes a lot, and def looking to upgrade the body and think the 24-105 will only be more and more useful with more capable autofocus

My first Exa 1b (used) came with a 50/2.8 Kiev88 (used) with 90/2.8 Nikon D200 (used) with 18-70 Nikon Z6 new came with a F-Z adaptor Z8 barebone

The Fuji kit lens is ultimately what sold me on going with an X-T30ii over an A6400. It was my first camera and I didn't want to be buying a lens that I'd be immediately looking to upgrade out of, and I especially didn't want my first lens giving me disappointing enough results to make me quit early. The 18-55mm is brilliant, and while I have more lenses now, this remains central to my kit in many ways.

My first 35mm camera was a Canon AE-1, and when it came out it was bundled with the FD 50mm f/1.4. It was a great lens for 1976.

This last month, I have enjoyed shooting the Olympus 14-42 f3.5-5.6 kit lens on my new-to-me Pen F. Very sweet kit, it is.