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Harold Carlson
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Registered: Jun 5, 2007
Location: United States
Posts: 885
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Review Date: May 31, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $269.99
| Rating: 8
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lightweight, compact, price, nice & big zoom ring, IS
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vignetting at 250mm, can be soft at 250mm for objects not close, plastic
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This lens is quickly becoming my favorite. I really like the range and the fact it has IS. The focus speed is decent but obviously not super quick. Image Quality is good but not excellent, especially at 250mm wide open. I have also noticed some vignetting at 250mm wide open.
The IS works great and is really quiet! I hand held a shot indoors for 1.3s!
Mine says Made in Malaysia (for those that care).
It takes 58mm filters which are pretty common and cheap. Though the front element rotates during zooming and focusing, so using a CPL filter would be a challenge.
I would call this lens the perfect budget and/or travel zoom lens. I think it already has a good niche. The main question people will ask is if they should get this lens, the 70-300mm IS or the 70-200mm f4L.
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 May 31, 2008
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jamesgott
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Registered: Feb 7, 2008
Location: United States
Posts: 24
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Review Date: May 27, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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I just bought this lens as my first IS lens. I have only had it now for like 15 hours, and I think I am in love with the image stabilization. It is such a luxury. I am no professional photographer, but this works well.
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The only thing that worries me is that it is totally plastic, just like the kit lens.
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Hopefully I will continue to have good things to say about this lens after I have owned it for a month or so, but like I said, I have owned it now for less than a day, and I haven't had the opportunity yet to get out and fully put it to the test. So far though, it seems like a terrific lens for the price.
I was trying to find the best price at a b&m store because I had a mix of amex gift cards and cash. Wolf camera actually had the best price on it at 299.99, but none of the stores around me had it in stock. I went to circuit city (which actually has a pretty nice selection for this enthusiast market) and they had it for 330. I asked nicely for them to price match the advertisement I had for wolf camera, and they accepted.
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May 27, 2008
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thadm
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Registered: May 26, 2008
Location: Denmark
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Review Date: May 26, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Small weight and size, excellent IQ, good IS, value for money
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rotating front element, no FTM, no distance scale
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It may sound odd, but this lens replaced my 70-200 F4L non-IS. Though excellent, I didn't use it that much. Too bulky and missing IS. The 55-250 was a nice surprise and I don't feel I've made a great step down regarding IQ. And I'll probably use it a lot, because of the size, the IS, and the good zoom range.
AF a bit slow, but accurate. Great value for money ...
Resized example: http://www.nakskov-gym.dk/thtest/Indrefjord_gaes.jpg
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May 26, 2008
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Alek Komarnits
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Registered: May 3, 2007
Location: United States
Posts: 745
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Review Date: May 20, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $270.00
| Rating: 9
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Light weight, small size, cheap price, good IS, great range, good IQ.
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It's fairly slow at F/5.6 on the long end, more than a bit of vignetting wide-open, non-USM focus ... but HEY, what do you expect for under $300!
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I did a mini-review of the 55-250 lens and you can see some sample images.
This lens provide a heck of a bang for the buck. Sure, it's not a 400-F/2.8 ... but it's a LOT lighter, smaller, and cheaper. I have mine attached to a 40D and it makes a fairly compact package that I can easily take most places and end up getting pictures like a Dog chasing a Coyote away on casual walks.
I'd recommend getting the ET-60 Lens Hood which fits quite nicely on this and for a whopping total of $300, you have a 100-400IS (actually 88) on your crop camera that will take some great pictures and
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May 20, 2008
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