Reply to 40D Kit Lens: Worth the Extra $200?

G-rant posted a reply:

that's the kit lens?? I just picked up this lens on a trade, and I think it's great. Of course it's soft as a portrait lens, it's a 5x zoom. One would use the 50/55mm primes on an APS-C for that.



$200? It used to be on amazon for $689.