jnicolso1 said:I picked up this lense as a part of my kit its not bad although it has a cheap plastic mount rather than the metal used in the 17-85 IS USM, which is a great lense as well. You will find that lenses keep wanting to be added to the kit, also get a seperate flash as the little flash is not that great.
Just one other thing make sure you get the uv filter, cheaper to scratch that and get a lens hood as well reduces light leakage.