p.1 #1 · Lots of Pics Canon EF-S 55-250 f/4-5.6 IS II lens
I received my package from Amazon today...and it was packed by a moron.
The box is like 3 times as wide as the box of the lens. However, no other packing material was used. Lens seems light enough that it survived just fine, and any "minute" misalignment is probably mitigated by the f/4-5.6 apertures. Pretty much, at present I'm not too worried about it.
When I want to do a "sharpness" test quickly and dirty, I shoot this bird that hangs from a light string in my kitchen. I don't wipe it off...ever, because the dust/cat hair along with the smooth/semi-gloss finish of the humming bird is a variety.
So I popped a flash on top of my refridgerator and shot a few frames at 55-70-135-200-250.
These are purely academic, as there's nothing more to them than my camera, and being 100% crops (these were cropped to be actual pixels. There's no up/downsizing.
p.1 #6 · Lots of Pics Canon EF-S 55-250 f/4-5.6 IS II lens
Rob, I feel humbled by your BIF artistry.
Also, you should know that I have never seen a shot of the hummingbird in true flight.........but plenty of them shot "in hover". Truthfully, that is not much more difficult than what you have done....the bird is stationary in both cases.
p.1 #10 · Lots of Pics Canon EF-S 55-250 f/4-5.6 IS II lens
I love my 55-250 for what it is...you have to crank up the sharpness to get this lens to sing but man for as small, feather lite, and cheep... why not have it as an option in your cropbody bag. For me the focal range is perfect. If there was a pro quality version of this lens I would upgrade to it without thinking twice.
p.1 #11 · Lots of Pics Canon EF-S 55-250 f/4-5.6 IS II lens
The 55-250 IS is a good lens for the money, I've owned 2 Mk I versions and the Mk II version, and found the Mk I version to be a bit sharper then the Mk II.
p.1 #14 · Lots of Pics Canon EF-S 55-250 f/4-5.6 IS II lens
TrojanHorse wrote:
To really round out your day, stick your 70-200 lenses on your 7D and get one or two representative shots at 70 and 200.
Please.
It would be interesting, I swear.
I had one of those lenses for about 1 day before I shuffled it off to a friend. It's hard to beat the size and weight on those things.
I don't know...I have a feeling that my 70-200 version 2 (I just shipped version 1 away) is sharper wide open than these are at f/4 and f/5.6. Maybe I will do it though for fun.
p.1 #15 · Lots of Pics Canon EF-S 55-250 f/4-5.6 IS II lens
the 55-250 is a great lens, and considering the price, is pretty astonishing. Now when i had one several years ago, it came as a kit with the XSi, so I am sure that the AF hunted a "bit" more than with your 7D. With that said, I found that in less than optimized lighting, the ISO needed to be bumped up.
p.1 #16 · Lots of Pics Canon EF-S 55-250 f/4-5.6 IS II lens
I must have a sharp copy or something... I have used this lens for 2 years in a dusty environment taking pictures of people on horseback. The images do come out better on my 60D than on the rebel xsi that it stays on.
Images are out of the camera with standard factory settings. Shot in sRAW.
at the dust... is that under the front element or something you could have blown off?