Don’t listen to anyone on the internet saying the kit lens is worthless. In this video I’m talking to everyone who bought their camera with the kit lens because, in the beginning, you simply can’t afford anything else. I picked up the Sony A7IV with the 28–70 kit lens and people literally told me to “throw that lens into the trash”… and I was like, what? Yeah, it’s not the best lens you can get, but it was almost free with the body—and the point is: it lets you start right away. I break down the real “downsides” people love to complain about—like the variable aperture getting darker when you zoom, and it not being the sharpest lens in the shed. But honestly, those things don’t make it useless. If you’re new to photo and videography, you can learn everything with a kit lens: framing, exposure, focal lengths, and how to actually create. You can take photos, vlog, shoot talking-head YouTube videos—most importantly, you can make content today instead of waiting for the perfect prime lens. My takeaway: be creative, build confidence, and prove you can achieve good things even with the kit lens.