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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
5
Mighty mouse!
on September 7, 2015
Posted by: solobackcountry
from Gilbert, AZ
I'm so impressed with this lens. I have no desire to pack around the "White Beast" if I don’t need to. I purchases this lens for wildlife photography on my Rebel SL1. What a pair! The 88-400mm equivalent focal length range is so useful. This lens is truly an anomaly for the price. Technical reviews tell the story far better then I can. L grade edge to edge sharpness and color/contrast on sub-frame across the focal length range in a beautifully compact and discrete package. Even distortion is well controlled. The STM autofocus is blazingly fast and accurate. All of these attributes are what you want for wildlife work. The rather small maximum aperture on the long end of the zoom range is not a problem for me. Long telephoto depth of field gets too touchy at f/4 and smaller. I would rather use the ISO for getting the shutter speed up. Image quality up to ISO 800 is solid on APS-C sub-frame. Technical reviews note rather high vignetting (light fall off corner shading) at the max f/5.6 aperture on the long end of the zoom range. Dropping down to f/6.3 helps considerably with that if needed. The in-camera peripheral correction takes care of the rest. This is a great lens overall. It's a joy to use and it delivers the goods. What more do you want? Just buy it!
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Customer Rating
3
Average
on November 22, 2017
Posted by: Tek
from Nepal
Average lens. Details are not covered properly. Not properly sharpen landscapes.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
5
Great lens
on March 23, 2018
Posted by: tomdock
from Tampa
Lightweight and pretty easy to use. simple to carry. Not one of those monster lens. The 55mm to 250mm is really nice. I do mainly landscape photos so it suits my needs as a one in all lens. AF works fine but may struggle, of course, if your shooting a thin bridge 7 miles away or thin tree branches. I don't have much to compare it with but I'm glad I got this instead of a bulky one.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Light weight and high quality
on June 10, 2009
Posted by: Denny
I shoot alot of pictures for our High School church group. This lens has proven to be fast, light weight and the picture quality is excellent. I use an XT and find that trying to keep up with active teens has been easy with this lens.
I would recommend this for the average to skilled photographer.
I would recommend this for the average to skilled photographer.
Pros: weight, focus, stabilization
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
For the $, you can't beat the quality!
on October 2, 2009
Posted by: IntegRob
from Daytona, FL
Sure, this lens is not pro quality. But then again, you are not paying a pro quality price eather. Personally, I love this lens. I have a Canon Rebel t1i that I use this lens with and I will tell you, this lens gives me more than I expected. I get excelent pictures with this lens. Photography is my hobby that I am very passionate about. And I do put a lot of $ into it. (I have a Pixma Pro 9500 Mark II that I develop my pictures with. So I am not a cheep guy.) I have a lot better built and more expensive lenses. This one is my favorite. It is light and gives me the shots I am looking for. The construction is were they went light to get the price so low. However, if you take care of your equiptment like I do, it will last a long time.
Pros: Super-sharp images, Fast auto-focus
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
NO WAY...YES WAY!!!
on December 25, 2014
Posted by: ClassroomDoctor
from East Tennessee
T3i purchased after long consideration given to cost and options...Best choice in a camera for this 45 year plus career photographer among the last four digital purchased.
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Customer Rating
5
Great buy
on April 8, 2012
Posted by: era1953
from Houston Tx
First off, I get a little annoyed at reviews that don't tell you what system the product was used on. With some of the previous reviews I feel that the users that were complaining about the performance really don't know how to handle a DSLR or what to expect. Auto focus systems need a "contrasting image" to focus on so if you try to focus on an area that is blank it will have a hard time focusing and "hunt" for an image. The 18-55mm was a kit lens with a Canon T3i that I purchased as a second camera.
The lens preforms beautifully giving crisp, sharp photos. Auto focus is fast and precise. I.S. is flawless. All together a great buy for a standard zoom
The lens preforms beautifully giving crisp, sharp photos. Auto focus is fast and precise. I.S. is flawless. All together a great buy for a standard zoom
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Great!!!
on October 27, 2014
Posted by: Sloopy
from Texas
I put this lens on a Canon Rebal T5 and got fantastic pictures in an auditorium several rows back and to the side. It was a pageant and the lights were turned down low. great pictures , clear and focused.
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