A Kit lens keeper?

[tsk1979]

http://tanveer.smugmug.com/photos/152197847-L.jpg
A 4 sec exposure with Kit lens at 55mm@F9.
Heavily cropped. The temple was too far away from the flyover. I did not have time to change lenses, just enough to pull out the tripod without causing a traffic jam :wink
For times like these I wish there was a good quality(no L needed) lens from around 17-70mm, price range <200$

[Skippy]

A 4 sec exposure with Kit lens at 55mm@F9.
Heavily cropped. The temple was too far away from the flyover. I did not have time to change lenses, just enough to pull out the tripod without causing a traffic jam :wink
For times like these I wish there was a good quality(no L needed) lens from around 17-70mm, price range <200$

It's over done .....sorry, but the lighting is blown out in quite a few places.
At times when you don't have a chance to get another shot,
it ends up being a keeper ....... Skippy :D
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