Originally Posted by brontis5
Thanks for all the imput. I have been so busy with work that I have not gotten my new camera just yet. I just had some more questions about the lenses for Canon SLR's. Are there any other lenses that you all would recommend other than the Canon 70-300 IS. I looked at it and it seems really nice, but sort of large especially since I am not used to using an SLR. I was just wondering if there were any other recommended lenses that are more compact and good for all around shooting, but would give me a good amount of zoom and detail?