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Canon - EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II Telephoto Zoom Lens - Black
Average customer rating
4.3
(157 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 157 reviews
5 Stars
94
4 Stars
37
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
4
1 Star
5
90%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Canon - EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II Telephoto Zoom Lens - Black
Customer Rating
4
Not Bad
on July 1, 2010
Posted by: Rider
from California
I have used this lens for the past year. It is exactly what it is designed to be. A simple light weight lens. I have "L" lenses and other EF lenses but still like to use this one from time to time. Not necessarily the sharpest but does pretty good. Best around f/8 and up.
Pros: very light weight
Cons: mostly plastic
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
3
A decent telephoto lens for the price
on November 27, 2013
Posted by: JSB
from Denver, CO
I have used this lens for distant (tens of kilometers) mountain shots, as well as to get closer to wildlife that is relatively nearby (50 meters, or so). The quality of the build of the lens is good, and I have been satisfied with the autofocus and IS. However, I have been unhappy with the crispness of the focus of this lens - particularly for distant shots. For closer scenes, the focus is better, but still cannot be described as "crisp". I will "get by" with this lens until I can afford a better one.
Pros: price
Cons: Semi-sharp images
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
5
Very nice tool in my bag
on December 22, 2014
Posted by: raywzou
Took a few shots with this on a dance recital, and was amazed by the focus and sharpness. Was thinking of upgrading the 18-55 and 55-250 combo to 18-135 and selling the combo after. Now have to rethink if I want to let this one go.
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Customer Rating
2
Mediocre
on October 24, 2017
Posted by: Eric S
from Colorado, United States
Good zoom range, but had poor sharpness, especially at the long end. Could not get a sharp photo at 250mm, even with manual focus.
Otherwise, autofocus is sufficiently quick. You do not get the immediate, anytime manual focus override like you do with STM or USM lenses. You'll need to disengage AF and go to full manual focus to do that.
I'd suggest going with a better lens. Maybe I got a bit of a lemon, but I'd pass on this lens. If nothing else, at least get the STM version, if you want this lens.
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Customer Rating
3
Okay lens
on February 16, 2014
Posted by: asjs
from Florida
This lens came with the camera I bought. I found it to be easy to work with when adjusting the basic settings such as auto/manual focus and turning the stabilizer on and off. I found that when shooting, a lot of pictures did not come out as expected due to the slow lens. I'd suggest this lense for beginner portraits, but nothing moving. The focus is easily broken, and it is extremely slow on auto focus.
Cons: Slow auto-focus, Semi-sharp images, Poor build quality, focus easily obstructed
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Good Lens
on June 1, 2012
Posted by: MainstreamRailfan
from Lafayette, Indiana
I got this lens soon after I purchased my first DSLR (Rebel XS). The lens is pretty durable. It has been in all sorts of weather and even accidentally dropped off of the kitchen table once! The AF is ok, but is a little noisy and pretty slow. Image quality is pretty good for the price although it obviously doesn't compare to the L-Series lenses. I am a railfan and therefore I shoot trains and other item of railroad interest. When a train is headed for you at track speed it is a little slow at first, but one it gets focused, it's Image Stabilizer holds on for the ride an does a pretty good job. Although, I don't use the lens quite as often now that I have upgraded to an EOS 7D with 28-135mm lens, it will still occasionally venture out of the gadget bag and onto the camera when I need to really zoom in on something. A pretty good lens that I would recommend!
Pros: lightweight, good zoom range, decent image quality
Cons: Slow auto-focus, Semi-sharp images
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Best lens for the price
on February 11, 2009
Posted by: jbird
from Oregon
I have a rebel XSI and called Canon about the right lens for this camera, the tech highly recommended this lens. I was not disappointed at all. This is a great lens.
Pros: Super-sharp images, Superior build quality, Fast auto-focus
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Great Lens
on March 21, 2012
Posted by: Bizziebill
from Dunnigan, Ca
I used this lens & the 70-300 when I went to China. Took some good pictures. I am still new with this product, but I have to say I truly like both of them. The 18-55 was great for most my indoor shots, where as the 300 came in handy for the long shots I was taking.
For even better shots when not using my tripod, I would turn the AF off, much better for the indoor shots of friends.
For even better shots when not using my tripod, I would turn the AF off, much better for the indoor shots of friends.
Pros: great lens, af works great, easy to handle
Cons: can't think of any
I would recommend this to a friend!
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