Canon EOS 500D - Which 'zoom' Lens?

[GrumpyToffee]

Well I've got my Canon EOS 500D with the 18-55mm Kit lens - now I'm after a decent zoom lens. Question is, which one would you recommend? I'm on a budget and can stretch to around the £200 mark.

It'll be used for outdoor daylight shots (pretty much what my old ultrazoom camera was used for) so indoor/low light performance is not that important.

Right, the ones I have on my list are.....

http://www.jessops.com/online.store/products/70095/show.html

http://www.jessops.com/online.store/products/12276/show.html

http://www.jessops.com/online.store/products/29861/show.html

http://www.jessops.com/online.store/products/27516/show.html

http://www.jessops.com/online.store/products/66320/show.html

Based on what it's primary use will be (outdoor/daylight), which one would you recommend?

 

[AndyB1976]

The telezoom I went for based on some reviews at the time was the Canon 55-250 IS.

It complemented the kit lens, has IS and the optical quality was pretty decent all for a relatively low cost.

I haven't used any of the other lenses so can't give you an unbiased view, but I'm sure someone else will soon be along

http://www.photozone.de/canon-eos/194-canon-ef-s-55-250mm-f4-56-is-test-report--review

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/reviews/canon-ef-s-55-250mm-f-4-5.6-is-lens-review.aspx


Andy

 

[killwilly]

I will second Andy's comment, for the price the Canon 55-250 will take some beating.


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[alexhcowley]

I've taken 1000s of shots with a 55-250mm. It's my default lens for wildlife photography and often gives quite spectacular results. At your budget, I doubt you could do better.

 

[GrumpyToffee]

Brilliant, thanks for the advice everyone - that's that one settled!