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Canon 55-250mm f/4-5.6 Telephoto Zoom Lens for Select Canon Cameras

Canon 55-250mm f/4-5.6 Telephoto Zoom Lens for Select Canon Cameras

Model number: 2044B002 | SKU: 8758114

This lens features optical image stabilization in a lightweight and compact body. It delivers a powerful telephoto zoom that lets you get up close and personal with your subjects.

Average Customer Rating: 4.792 4.8 out of 5 (24 Reviews)
24 of 24 (100%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.

Customer Reviews for Canon 55-250mm f/4-5.6 Telephoto Zoom Lens for Select Canon Cameras

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Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Great zoom lens   02/07/2010
By TxGirl2 from Dallas, Tx
Value for Price
5
5.0 5
 
Image Quality
5
5.0 5
 
Ease of Use
5
5.0 5
 
Durability
5
5.0 5
 

What's great about it: Very simple to attach to camera body, excellent zoom
What's not so great: n/a

"This zoom lens was a part of my package purchase for my Canon XSi, so I couldn't choose which lens I wanted. This was my first SLR purchase so I really wouldn't have known which lenses to choose from in the first place. It is very easy to change out lenses on this camera. Just line up the white arrows and twist, easy as that. The zoom is pretty good, my Canon SX10 has a 20x zoom so it's hard to compete with that. The pictures taken with the zoom are impressive. I would recommend this to anyone wanting a good zoom lens."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 2 for Canon 55-250mm f/4-5.6 Telephoto Zoom Lens for Select Canon Cameras

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Best camera i've ever owned!   02/06/2010
By rolben62 from Mission, TX

What's great about it: everything
What's not so great: may lose vital time chaning lenses.

"love all professional functions not typically used on a digital camera. Professional settings, professional picture quality. Great new hobby!"

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 3 for Canon 55-250mm f/4-5.6 Telephoto Zoom Lens for Select Canon Cameras

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Clear zoom shots   01/26/2010
By JOE66 from SIERRA VISTA, AZ
Value for Price
3
3.0 5
 
Image Quality
5
5.0 5
 
Ease of Use
5
5.0 5
 
Durability
5
5.0 5
 

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What's great about it: Yes, I love the clear close up shots
What's not so great: nothing yet.. nice lens

"This is an outstanding lens. I strongly recommend this lens. I was totally impressed with the clear zoom and pictures."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 4 for Canon 55-250mm f/4-5.6 Telephoto Zoom Lens for Select Canon Cameras

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Great lens   01/16/2010
By Ivoryhawk from Philadelphia, PA
Value for Price
5
5.0 5
 
Image Quality
5
5.0 5
 
Ease of Use
5
5.0 5
 
Durability
5
5.0 5
 

What's great about it: Image stabilization is really good for the zoom shot to stay in focous
What's not so great: Nothing bad to say

"I purchased this lens for sporting events and for basic zoom lens needs.
I am extremely happy with this lens and would recommend it to my friends.
The quality of picture is sharp and clear and you would think that the subject was right in front of you, instead of at a large distance.
"


Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 5 for Canon 55-250mm f/4-5.6 Telephoto Zoom Lens for Select Canon Cameras

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Love this Lens   01/12/2010
By DWW from Muskogee, OK
Value for Price
5
5.0 5
 
Image Quality
5
5.0 5
 
Ease of Use
5
5.0 5
 
Durability
5
5.0 5
 

What's great about it: Clear pictures at maximum zoom
What's not so great: ???????????

"It performs much better than I expected. Image stabilization works great.
Focuses well. Images are very clear. Overall great lens for the money.
"


Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 6 for Canon 55-250mm f/4-5.6 Telephoto Zoom Lens for Select Canon Cameras

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Useful len   01/12/2010
By TUTO from Medellin, Colombia
Value for Price
5
5.0 5
 
Image Quality
5
5.0 5
 
Ease of Use
5
5.0 5
 
Durability
5
5.0 5
 

What's great about it: Cheap and practical lens

"I bougth a pack with this extra lens and a bag, is an useful lens because you can get pictures to distant objective with an exellent result. The best is the price is really cheap if you bear in mind the gotten results . is perfect when you are taking pictures to your kids because you can get a natural pictures without distracting the baby with the camera."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 7 for Canon 55-250mm f/4-5.6 Telephoto Zoom Lens for Select Canon Cameras

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Great quality   01/12/2010
By al9385 from Maine
Value for Price
5
5.0 5
 
Image Quality
5
5.0 5
 
Ease of Use
5
5.0 5
 
Durability
5
5.0 5
 

What's great about it: Easy to learn the functions
What's not so great: Nothing so far

"Have not used it much so far. The little I did use this lens I was very satisfied with it..."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 8 for Canon 55-250mm f/4-5.6 Telephoto Zoom Lens for Select Canon Cameras

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Really nice lens   01/11/2010
By Eve23 from New York
Value for Price
4
4.0 5
 
Image Quality
5
5.0 5
 
Ease of Use
5
5.0 5
 
Durability
4
4.0 5
 

What's great about it: Easy set to use good quality
What's not so great: Some what pricey

"Good lens. Wish camera would come with longer battery life, or an additional smaller lens for the price."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 9 for Canon 55-250mm f/4-5.6 Telephoto Zoom Lens for Select Canon Cameras

Customer Rating
4
4.0 5
 
Great Zoom Lens   01/11/2010
By ap44 from Houston, TX
Value for Price
3
3.0 5
 
Image Quality
4
4.0 5
 
Ease of Use
4
4.0 5
 
Durability
4
4.0 5
 

What's great about it: Great complement to the standard lens
What's not so great: ???

"We really like the extended lens. We haven't had to use it much, as most of our pictures are close-ups indoors. But when we have used it we haven't been disappointed."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 10 for Canon 55-250mm f/4-5.6 Telephoto Zoom Lens for Select Canon Cameras

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
best starter lens for this camera   01/10/2010
By keithh1981 from Racine, WI
Value for Price
5
5.0 5
 
Image Quality
5
5.0 5
 
Ease of Use
5
5.0 5
 
Durability
5
5.0 5
 

What's great about it: You can get farther out shots without having to get closer every time
What's not so great: nothing

"The lens that comes with the camera is made for close shots. You need a lens that can get some close shots but go farther out without straining for position. This is great for that."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 11 for Canon 55-250mm f/4-5.6 Telephoto Zoom Lens for Select Canon Cameras

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Best Lens Ever   01/09/2010
By cmtigger from Weyers Cave, Va
Value for Price
5
5.0 5
 
Image Quality
5
5.0 5
 
Ease of Use
5
5.0 5
 
Durability
5
5.0 5
 

What's great about it: Everything!

"This is a great lens! The pictures come out great & it's light weight."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 12 for Canon 55-250mm f/4-5.6 Telephoto Zoom Lens for Select Canon Cameras

Customer Rating
4
4.0 5
 
Good so far   01/09/2010
By scd1981 from Beaufort, SC
Value for Price
4
4.0 5
 
Image Quality
5
5.0 5
 
Ease of Use
5
5.0 5
 
Durability
5
5.0 5
 

What's great about it: Great zoom in
What's not so great: Not great zoom out

"I haven't used this lens a whole lot yet, but the one thing that I don't like about it so far is that it doesn't zoom out as far as I would like, but I probably need to use it more to find out where that my be an advantage instead of a disadvantage. The zoom in is great and doesn't create blurry images, where my little point and shoot would."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 13 for Canon 55-250mm f/4-5.6 Telephoto Zoom Lens for Select Canon Cameras

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Just what she needed   01/08/2010
By BPYeager from QC ILLINOIS
Value for Price
5
5.0 5
 
Image Quality
5
5.0 5
 
Ease of Use
5
5.0 5
 
Durability
5
5.0 5
 

What's great about it: Everything
What's not so great: Nothing

"This is great for the longer shots...very easy to trade out lenses and what a nice picture it takes even when you really zoom in on objects"

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 14 for Canon 55-250mm f/4-5.6 Telephoto Zoom Lens for Select Canon Cameras

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Great Lens   01/08/2010
By Jdarwin from Florida
Value for Price
5
5.0 5
 
Image Quality
5
5.0 5
 
Ease of Use
5
5.0 5
 
Durability
5
5.0 5
 

What's great about it: Zoom capability and quality of pictures
What's not so great: nothing

"Great lens, nice pictures, user friendly. The automatic focus things is great"

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 15 for Canon 55-250mm f/4-5.6 Telephoto Zoom Lens for Select Canon Cameras

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
A Must Have   01/07/2010
By RedMom from Cincinnati, OH
Value for Price
5
5.0 5
 
Image Quality
5
5.0 5
 
Ease of Use
5
5.0 5
 
Durability
5
5.0 5
 

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What's great about it: Automatic everything and gives great shots

"This zoom lens is an absolute must have for this camara. With the automatic focus, it's a piece of cake to use. Highly recommended."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 16 for Canon 55-250mm f/4-5.6 Telephoto Zoom Lens for Select Canon Cameras

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Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
awsome lens   01/04/2010
By Bharvy from Kansas City
Value for Price
5
5.0 5
 
Image Quality
5
5.0 5
 
Ease of Use
5
5.0 5
 
Durability
5
5.0 5
 

What's great about it: takes excellent pictures without having a tri pod
What's not so great: nothing at all !!!

"we got this lens as a package deal with the camera. What a deal we ended up getting. Paid retail for camera but got lens for 99.99 extra. Thatz what sold me. Won't look back. GO Canon!"

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 17 for Canon 55-250mm f/4-5.6 Telephoto Zoom Lens for Select Canon Cameras

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
The best for the money   11/14/2009
By ginnyb from Washington
Value for Price
5
5.0 5
 
Image Quality
5
5.0 5
 
Ease of Use
5
5.0 5
 
Durability
5
5.0 5
 

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What's great about it: image stabilization and depth of field
What's not so great: nothing

"I loved my camera already but once I bought this lens it was hard to go back to the regular lens. This is ideal for portraits, flowers, far away subjects, animals, etc. It exceeded my expectations."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 18 for Canon 55-250mm f/4-5.6 Telephoto Zoom Lens for Select Canon Cameras

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Great Lens   09/16/2009
By williams2262 from North Carolina
Value for Price
5
5.0 5
 
Image Quality
5
5.0 5
 
Ease of Use
5
5.0 5
 
Durability
5
5.0 5
 

What's great about it: Beautiful Pics
What's not so great: nothing

"I have the Canon Rebel and only have the lense that came with it. I bought this lens on a whim. It produces beautiful pictures. Image stabilization is awesome."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 19 for Canon 55-250mm f/4-5.6 Telephoto Zoom Lens for Select Canon Cameras

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Wonderful Lense   06/28/2009
By Shana805 from Ventura Co.
Value for Price
5
5.0 5
 
Image Quality
5
5.0 5
 
Ease of Use
5
5.0 5
 
Durability
5
5.0 5
 

What's great about it: So Easy

"I love this lense, I have the Cannon Rebal XSI and only had the lense it came with. So it was exciting to get this lense. The stabalizer is awesome, takes beautiful pictures. It the perfect size."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 20 for Canon 55-250mm f/4-5.6 Telephoto Zoom Lens for Select Canon Cameras

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
perfect lens   06/26/2009
By vcandrew from Lumberton NC
Value for Price
5
5.0 5
 
Image Quality
5
5.0 5
 
Ease of Use
5
5.0 5
 
Durability
5
5.0 5
 

What's great about it: image stabilizer makes a nice picture
What's not so great: lens hood not included

"absolutely 100% recommended to every one, Perfect design, easy to intall, light weight, and nice picture when you use the full range 250mm.."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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