There are many ways that you can go. The one that I would not recommend would be to be stuck with the kit lens. Buy a cheaper camera than you can afford and then add some accessories that make you enjoy the camera more. If you don't like the design o...
After being a professional for 19 years, I have developed a system for deciding when to upgrade. The first is that I have to acknowledge that I am a gearaholic. "Hi, my name is Cory and I can't go a day without doing some sort of camera gear research...
Are you looking at your screen or on prints? You should easily be able to make images appear sharp in web images and print. Looking on your screen at 100% can show you flaws that we never used to see the old fashioned days of film.