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Canon - EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II Telephoto Zoom Lens - Black
Average Customer Rating:
4.3
Rating breakdown 152 reviews
5 Stars
90
4 Stars
37
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
4
1 Star
4
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
Great quality lens!
on March 25, 2024
Posted by: MikeAIndiana
from Plainfield, Indiana
I bought this refurbished but it looks like new! Outstanding results with it so far. Exceeded my expectations.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Great Lens
on June 16, 2016
Posted by: charlieflatbed
from Long Island NY,United State's
I bought this lens with a camera as a kit,have been looking at this brand for several year's finely bit the bullit and i'am so happy I did this camera and the two lens that came with it are amazing I have another brand SLR and will never use it again.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Best Lens in the Box
on June 4, 2015
Posted by: Iamretired
from Justice, IL
I received this lens with my T5i camera along with the EF-S 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 IS STM. I hardly ever use the latter lens outdoors. The EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II to me is a standard lens for all around use outdoors. I am a nature photographer, especially birds. I added a 2x telephoto extender to the lens and it is very difficult to focus manually and still get good shots of birds in flight. However, without the extender, I have had great success with the auto focus and have not used a tripod yet. Hand held shots are easy and come out great.
I have also used this lens to shoot wedding photos. Mine came out better than the professional photographers. Maybe because I knew what I was shooting.
I highly recommend this lens. It is one that should be in everyone's bag. The price is right and this is a great lens.
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Customer Rating
5
Excelent product
on April 6, 2009
Posted by: luisman
from Sunny Isles Beach, FL
I received the lens yesterday and have been testing it in all the ways I can imagine.
The auto-focus works great, it's fast and accurate. The sharpness is outstanding, got super sharp images at very low speeds. I compared the images against a lens without the Image Stabilizer and the difference is incredible . I was holding the camera very carefully while using the lens without the IS and then I took the same picture with IS and holding the camera with shaking hands intentionally. The pictures with IS were much better, awesome feature. The zoom is perfect for mid ranged shoots, I guess I will need a larger one for shooting further objectives.
I made some moon pictures too, the full zoom deployed covered an area of a bit more than 3 x 4,5 degrees of sky. The moon appeared a bit small in the pictures but after processing the images they turn to be very good, with the main craters very sharp and with good contrast. I will keep making astronomical pictures with this product, I don't doubt there will be great satisfactions with deep space objects and long exposure pictures.
The body of the zoom is light weighted, I was very surprised by this because at first I thought it could be something to distrust but the quality is not affected by it and it's even a good thing since it's easier to handle it.
It can't be easier to use it, there is no need to learn, just point and shot.
All tests done with a EOS Digital Rebel XTi.
Pros: Super-sharp images, Fast auto-focus, easy to use
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Best Value Lens
on September 23, 2009
Posted by: PetePataPalo
I bought this lens and used it for many months now. I used to have the old 70-300 IS and a couple weeks ago I moved up to a L series 70-200 so now I can compare. Obviously de 70-200 is a superior lens, but the 55-250 is a GREAT lens for its price. Autofocusing is not slow but nothing I can complain, better than the 70-300 I would say. The IS is a great feature that will compensate somehow the fact of the smaller aperture. Compared to a non IS lens, you can use longer exposure times that will compensate for at least 2 F stops.
Also the new IS technology compared to the old 2 mode seems better, more responsive, quieter and easier for me that love to shoot motorsports.
Image quality is very good, but not impressive, a little more sharpness would be great.
Colors are very good too.
Build quality might seem worst than it is. I dropped it from about 1.5 ft once and no damage to case or photo quality.
Also the new IS technology compared to the old 2 mode seems better, more responsive, quieter and easier for me that love to shoot motorsports.
Image quality is very good, but not impressive, a little more sharpness would be great.
Colors are very good too.
Build quality might seem worst than it is. I dropped it from about 1.5 ft once and no damage to case or photo quality.
A great overall lens. A "must have" if you can't afford L series and want a good all arounder.
a killer combination if you also have the popular 18-55
a killer combination if you also have the popular 18-55
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
You Get What You Pay For
on January 3, 2010
Posted by: Planespotter44
from Los Angeles
This was my first Canon Lens, and I bought it with my Digital Rebel XSi. I do mostly aviation and nature photography, so I needed a good telephoto lens, but given that I had just bought the camera, I was quickly approaching my budget. So, in the search for a relatively good telephoto zoom lens, I found the EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS. The reviews were surprisingly good, and the price was good too. I bought it and was not dissapointed. It was quick and sharp. The images came out very clear. The autofocus was great even in low light conditions. There were a few cons though, and these included the poor build quality. The lens is plastic. And though it operates great, it feels kind of like a toy. So I am always a little careful with this lens. Also, the image quality starts to suffer around the 200-250mm mark. But this is a budget lens, not a L series. So all in all its a great budget and starter lens for the price, but you get what you pay for, and it is just short of exceptional. But don't expect L series image quality at 250mm.
Pros: Fast auto-focus, great sharpness for the price
Cons: Poor build quality
I would recommend this to a friend!
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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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