Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM Lens

I received this "kit lens" with my 20D, used it handful of times, and never used it again. Let's not beat around the bush -- it's not a quality lens. It'll do for snapshots and does better than I thought stopped-down, but the colors and sharpness are just not there to do justice to a $1400 investment in the body. The positives of this lens are that it has a good "walking around" range, it is very lightweight, and is completely disposable. The 18-55 mm range is quite nice and, because I love wide-angles so much, I was pleased to see that this was selected as the kit lens. It's also very lightweight (at the serious expense of build quality). The lens is light and has a cheap quality to it. However, for anyone with a serious set of lenses, it actually is disposable. Feel free to shove it in your pocket when you're out of space in your camera bag, or use it in harsh environments without a filter. If you really destroy it, there are dozens of them for sale on eBay at any given time for little more than a song. It's these saving graces that actually allow this lens to stay close to my camera bag.