Canon EF-S 55-250mm f4-5.6 IS Lens

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has anyone either tested or bought one of these lenses? seems cheap about £186. could you let me know what you think, much appreciated
 
I have one and the IQ is on par with the 70-300IS. Not as well built but alot more compact and the IS works well
 
Hey haze20 looks like you beat me to it! ;) thanks for the links much appreciated, and thanks jonnypb too glad you like it, now wheres that credit card......
 
Got one on my daugters 400D, her photos often beat mine for sharpness, & I have a 40D & 70-200 2.8L IS, I'm well impressed with the 55-250, much lighter in weight (& on the pocket too), get one :)
 
I've just bought one for my better half, I've got the 70-200 F4 IS and I'm worried it'll be damn near as good for a fraction of the price. When it arrives I'll post a comparison.

Tara
 
here's a few my 9yr old daughter took with a 400D & 55-250 today at Chester Zoo, she got better shots than me (again), this is what the lens can do :)

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I still haven't learnt yet to stop trying to help, these are some of the ones I said wouldn't work out :thinking:
 
I took this one using the same lens on a Canon 400D
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The original I can see right into the eye
As I'm new to DSLR's I'm still learning

Nev
 
marko400d said:
Hey haze20 looks like you beat me to it! ;) thanks for the links much appreciated, and thanks jonnypb too glad you like it, now wheres that credit card......
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Your welcome.

Spoke to my local Jessops today who said they will price match Amazon on this lens.

Got to be a good thing ;)

Will be ordering this week.
 
Haze20, i've just had a look here www.microglobe.co.uk, as i live in london and they seem to be selling it cheap is £184.01! and look like they have it in stock, which some shops don't, thought it may help you. :thumbs:
Thanks all again :thumbs:
 
Good man.

Will take that in and see if they price match it as amazon are now showing 2-4 weeks for delivery!
 
Those pictures come out really well. I was looking into getting a 28-135mm lens but just seen this thread and it has swayed me towards this lens but the problem being i already have a Sigma 70-300mm and i this has almost the same focal length and now im not too sure what to do!
 
I think OneStopDigital had it for £155.99 delivered, I know it's from HK but they will refund any charges incurred, and also they are very quick. A friend ordered a nifty fifty from them and it came within 3 days.

Failing that there are some HK sellers on ebay doing them for around £140 all in.

I was lucky to get a mint, couple of week old one for £140 in the UK :)
 
Got mine from Onestopdigital, Hong Kong £147.00 posted and arrived in 3 days. the store I got it from has raised this to £155
Nev
 
Kerso is doing it for £169 + 10 delivered. OSD are out of stock currently. I asked Jessops if they price match Amazon, and they said no. I bought it from Kerso!
 
Got mine coming from Kerso ;)
 
turbotoes said:
I've just bought one for my better half, I've got the 70-200 F4 IS and I'm worried it'll be damn near as good for a fraction of the price.
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Well if the corners are not in sharp focus or are low-detail - like in all the pics in this thread - then you're not going to see a visible difference. Probably not even on a 100% crop at f8. You bought the f4 for landscapes, right? ;)
 
Albedo said:
Kerso is doing it for £169 + 10 delivered. OSD are out of stock currently. I asked Jessops if they price match Amazon, and they said no. I bought it from Kerso!
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I must be lucky with them (Jessops) price matching.

Still no stock as of yet though !
 
7dayshop have them in stock
 
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