03-21-2013, 01:52 PM
The 100D looks nice, tiny DSLR with all the DSLR goodness (PD AF, OVF).
The 700D is more a firmware update of the 650D, with different plastics. The 650D was a nice enough camera, but this update seems not too much an update.
The new 18-55mm STM looks impressive for a kitlens. Finally IF, so no rotating front element anymore. Quite a price hike too, $249.
Rover, the old one had one UD element at exactly the same position already.
Old 18-55mm IS:
![[Image: lens-construction.png]](http://cweb.canon.jp/ef/lineup/ef-s/ef-s18-55-f35-56is-ii/img/spec/lens-construction.png)
New 18-55mm IS STM:
![[Image: lens-construction.png]](http://cweb.canon.jp/ef/lineup/ef-s/ef-s18-55-f35-56is-stm/img/spec/lens-construction.png)
It went from a 11 elements, 9 groups design to a 13 elements, 11 groups design.
The 700D is more a firmware update of the 650D, with different plastics. The 650D was a nice enough camera, but this update seems not too much an update.
The new 18-55mm STM looks impressive for a kitlens. Finally IF, so no rotating front element anymore. Quite a price hike too, $249.
Rover, the old one had one UD element at exactly the same position already.
Old 18-55mm IS:
New 18-55mm IS STM:
It went from a 11 elements, 9 groups design to a 13 elements, 11 groups design.