Perhaps less with the kit lenses - they can be better an general walk-around. But a 50mm f1.8 lens - a non-zoom lens - at around £80-£90 (for canon at least) will open more creative opportunities for using depth of field:cloggie wrote:The reason i bought the G10 in the 1st place was for doing the underwater stuff as it is absolutely amazing once set up right.
I never intended it to be my only camera but once I started using it I realised how good it actually was.
I feel the photos just seem to be missing something though, whether it be depth of field , sharpness or my own ability Im not sure but I look at everyone else's photos and mine always seem to look quite amateurish , I just cant put my finger on why and i only seem to be able to blame the camera
I think using something with a manual focus might add another element to my photos as The G10 always seems to focus on everything at once unless in macro mode.
Do you think Im going to get any different quality of pics buying a "budget " entry level dslr with a kit lens?
E.g.
Though even the kit lens will offer more choice of control over your final photo.
If you have a few memory cards (though some cameras will want CompactFlash, others SD) then I would take them down to a local camera store and ask to see some of the models you are interested in - get them to show you what the camera can do. Save the photos on your card so you can check them at home
I'm only talking Canon cos that's what I know, Nikon offer a superb range of lenses as well
There are a number of other lens manufacturers that also make lenses that work with Canon and Nikon - it can be really handy to have other options with regards to pricing especially 
and are the two prime Nikon Lenses I now own.
