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Specifications:
| Manufacturer | Canon |
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| Model | EF-S 55-250 mm f/4-5.6 IS |
| Lens style | Telephoto zoom |
| Focal length | 55 - 250 mm |
| Maximum aperture | f/4 - 5.6 |
| Angle of view | 27.8 - 6.2 o |
| Closest focusing distance | 1.1 m |
| Maximum magnification | 3.2 |
| Minimum aperture | 32 |
| Number of diaphragm blades | 7 |
| Auto focus type | AF |
| Lens Construction | 12 elements / 10 groups |
| Filter diameter | 58 mm |
| Macro | No |
| Available mounts | Canon EF-S |
| Dimensions | 108 x 70 mm |
| Weight | 390 g |
| Additional information | 1 UD element, anounced: August 2007 |
Average rating (8 owners reviews).
| Build quality | 2.75 |   |
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| Optical quality | 3.88 | |
| Value for money | 4.75 | |
| Overall | 3.79 | |
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Owner since: 1 year
Price: $300
User profile: Amateur
Cons: plastic bayonet, front element rotate while focusing, lack of vivid('L' like ) colours, poor corner sharpness on 200-250 focal length.
Pros: good optical quality for this price, manual focus ring far better from 18-55 kit lens, decent build quality, wide zooming range, NO CA!
Summary: can serve as a very good zoom ''kit" lens.
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Owner since: 6 months
Price: 2300
User profile: Semipro
Cons: not to sharp, and chromatic aberation is visible at 100% croping (but i am not pixel peeper). not to fast. build quality is so so. but better than 18-55is
Pros: very light, value for money. the IS is good enough. the autofocus fast enough.
Summary: very value for money telephoto lens. not to good for candid in wedding, because not fast enough, unless picture noise is not a big deal, we can use high ISO. very good match for 18-55is kit. image quality is as the price
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Owner since: 3 months
Price: 200 euro
User profile: Amateur
Cons: light, compact
Pros: rotating front,
Summary: excellent pri/performance ratio
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Owner since: 4 years
Price: 420
User profile: Amateur
Cons: Slow focusing. barrel extends alot. Plasticky feel
Pros: Lightweight. Cheap.
Summary: This lens is a value for money/begineer lens.
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Owner since: 3 years
Price: 250 Euro
User profile: Amateur
Cons: Plasticly construction. Front element rotates while focusing. Lack of vivid colors.
Pros: Great IQ for the price, with none CA and distortions. Small and light. Excellent combination with 18-55 IS. Great IS.
Summary: Great lens for the price. Rivals 70-300 in IQ.
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Owner since: 1 year
Price: $200
User profile: Semipro
Cons: plastic cheap build like the kit lens- color fringing on extreme corners- AF is not USM- end element rotates when focusing- no distance scale- no macro ability due to 3.6ft MFD
Pros: - nice additional reach to 18-55 kit - cheap price - has I.S. -decent image quality - lightweight
Summary: a great addition to the kit lens. great for nature and animal fotog.
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Owner since: 6 months
Price: 230€
User profile: Semipro
Cons: None for this price
Pros: Optical quality is very good for this price range IS is a bonus and works well Lightweight lens,easy to carry around
Summary: If you want to extend the reach of your 18-55 kit lens then this works well. Images are sharp and the quality is better then the kit lens.
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Owner since: 1 year
Price: US$ 350
User profile: Amateur
Cons: no USM and the focus is a little slow
Pros: Optimal optical quality. Very sharp and no chromatic aberration
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