209 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
96% of people recommend it.
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| Build Quality | 8.7 |
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| Compatibility | 9.5 |
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| Ease of use | 9.2 |
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| Image quality | 9.0 |
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| Performance | 8.8 |
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| Value for money (at time of purchase) | 9.3 |
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| Overall rating | 9.1 |
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*not all purchasers provided a score or review
Score 9.0/10
Barry, Walthamstow
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It has a quality build feel about it - that's very reassuring. It is very responsive, giving you the confidence in framing and capturing the shot.
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I've discovered none so far
38 of 38 people found this review helpful
purchased 22 Jan 2008
Score 8.0/10
Andy, Reading
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Image stabilization works well although does use more battery. Image quality is excellent even at maximum zoom.
Build quality is good for the price.
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None so far!
36 of 36 people found this review helpful
purchased 26 Jun 2008
Score 9.0/10
Michael, Penarth
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Very easy to use, lightweight,
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no bad problems at the moment.
28 of 28 people found this review helpful
purchased 08 Feb 2008
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Good simple layout, easy to use
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Reviewer left no comment
24 of 24 people found this review helpful
purchased 17 Dec 2007
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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very good value for money, good optical quality.
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Reviewer left no comment
17 of 17 people found this review helpful
purchased 09 Jul 2008
Score 8.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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easy to use with image stabiliser,good quality lens.
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plastic mount
11 of 11 people found this review helpful
purchased 30 Apr 2008
Lee, Chelmsford
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Fantastic lense for a wide variety, i can use it for macro shots 5-6ft away, to create a great blurry background on portraits or simply take a landscape photo bypassing some bad foreground! Would recommend to anyone, especially given the price!
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Slightly noisy but it isn't usm motor so to be expected.
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
purchased 06 Jul 2009
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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All good
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A bit long when fully extended but not a problem
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
purchased 21 Mar 2009
Score 9.0/10
Paul, Galway
, “I'm very fussy”
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The image stabilistaion (IS) is an excellent function for hand held shots. the image clarity is not perfect but € for € you.re nor going to get any better for twice the price.
Having the experience of it and knowing what i know now about it, Would I buy it again YES ! Without a doubt.
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Plastic mount is a little cheap. if you change the focal length you have to refocus. All minor details in the bigger picture.
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
purchased 18 Jun 2009
Kate, Portsmouth
, “Love photography!”
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This lens has hardly been off my camera since I bought it! It produces excellent pictures, even at slower shutter speeds, hand-held, thanks to the image stabilisation. I've used it alot recently at music festivals, on 1600 ISO, without flash, and have been very pleased with the results. It's also good for portraits.
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Can't think of any!
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 13 Feb 2009
Score 8.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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good optics, nice and light, very good value for money
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very slow at auto focusing not good for taking action shots.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
purchased 30 Jun 2009
Score 10.0/10
Michal, Livingston
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Great focus, stabiliser working perfectly, light, good grip when moving focal length.
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Reviewer left no comment
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
purchased 21 May 2009
Score 10.0/10
David, Plymouth
, “Photography, pure enjoyment.”
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For the money this is a great lens and works, as expected, very well with the Canon Eos 450D that I use.
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No bad points, great value.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 25 Jun 2009
Score 10.0/10
Des, Enniskillen
, “Teacher Musician DIY Father”
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Great clear shots
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Lens can throw shadow over light detector on ESO 450 causing flash to activate
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
purchased 18 Jun 2009
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Excellent lens for the money, easy to use and great pictures as a result
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Only bad point is that it is non usm.
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
purchased 14 Dec 2008
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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lovely lense, lovely pictures
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none discovered yet
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 17 Apr 2009
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Very easy to use, very reasonable build quality for the money and lightweight
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none to speak of.
watch points: initially in very dark light the sound of the image stabilisation can be concerning, the image may jump to keep it centred, again no problem with this, but a bit of a shock when it first happens.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 04 May 2009
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Did exactly what it said on the tin!! With the image stabaliser and auto focus you can just plug and play. Does a great job, easy to use.
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none!
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 10 May 2009
Score 10.0/10
Graham, Halifax
, “SLR user for 40yrs”
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Excellent optics and the IS really works superbly. Having used an older and I though good Canon telephoto I have been blown away by the results I have obtained.
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None yet found
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 24 Feb 2009
Score 9.0/10
E, Leeds
, “Beginner SLR photographer”
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IS is amazing - the lens just stops moving. Its great to be able to focus in on things I couldn't before. Its not particularly bulky or heavy so I can easily carry it around with other equipment.
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It sometimes struggles to focus on small things, eg butterflies but I can focus manually if necessary.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 03 May 2009
Score 9.0/10
Julian, Dumfries
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Simple to use, good strong focus at both ends of the scale, compact and light and really good value for money. i'm chuffed with it!
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Haven't really found any. For the price i paid it performs well.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 10 Mar 2009
Score 10.0/10
Steve, Exeter
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Great value for money lens, that provides more than acceptable quality pictures. Zoom function is easy to use. Great value for the beginner, hard to beat for the price!!
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None
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 05 Feb 2009
Score 10.0/10
Jack, Ayr9Scotland)
, “enthusiastic 'shooter'”
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Light in weight - so not difficult to hold steady when using it even at maximum power.
Auto focus is quick and very precise.
Can flatter the amateur - I am making very sharp focused shots with excellent definition.
A very good lens - and at the price an exceptional lens.
Overall, delighted with the performance
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I havn't found anything to trouble me.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 25 Apr 2009
Score 8.0/10
Paul, Bristol
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Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS Lens IS is a good choice for amateurs. reasonable price. light weight and compact size. best zoom lens around for a cheap budget if you own as EOS camera.
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The focus ring is not the smoothest available. The zoom ring is reasonably smooth (but stiff) All-plastic construction, which is less durable than metal; sharpness falls off at 250mm where it is likely to see a lot of use.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 15 Aug 2009
Score 8.0/10
David, YORK
, “ A long time photographer”
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good value for money, small compact for a such a long range zoom lens ,does not take up a lot room in your camera bag
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found that the rotating (zooming in/out) barrel is not very smooth, poor in fact ,a little too stiff for my liking .
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 04 Sep 2009
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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good value......not professional but a great starter lens with stability.
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possibily a bit light weight.........but at this price ?
purchased 04 Feb 2009
Score 9.0/10
Rob, Wallsend
, “60 years a photographer”
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Light, quick focus, quiet, easy manual use, image stabilisation.
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No lens hood supplied
purchased 17 Apr 2009
Score 10.0/10
john, notts
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value for money for such a good lens
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not found any yet maybe when it gets older ? but time will tell
purchased 25 Feb 2009
Score 10.0/10
Howard , Maldon
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Gives greater flexibility in conjunction with the standard lens
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 02 Jun 2009
Score 9.0/10
Frank, Newent
, “Keen amature”
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Good zoom range, image stablisation, takes good pics in good light. Used for taking shots of Radio Controlled aircraft, some excellent results.
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None really. Maybe loses some sharpness in low light (wide apetures) but then again you are not paying L glass prices.
purchased 22 Feb 2009
Score 9.0/10
Garry, Nottingham
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Excellent lightweight general purpose lens
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Non really for this price.. Maybe a little colour fringing at max zoom with aperture wide open, but what you would expect at this price
purchased 27 Apr 2009
Score 8.0/10
Ilian, London,UK
, “amteur photografer”
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Light,very easy to use,very good value for money
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no
purchased 07 May 2009
Score 9.0/10
Louise, London
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ease of use is fantastic and takes exceptional photos
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on occassions the AF doesn't quite get me to right place especially when at the to extremes of 55 or the 250.
purchased 20 Feb 2009
Score 10.0/10
John, Biggar UK
, “Interested amateur”
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Long reach - good quality optics
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Plastic lens mount
purchased 02 Jun 2009
Score 8.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Amature picture shooting nerd”
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Very cheap stabilized lens.
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Uses a little more power from your battery. Good motivation to by an extra battery or a battery grip. :)
purchased 23 Jun 2009
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Weight of the lens, feel of quality, & images it takes
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 08 May 2009
Score 9.0/10
Paul, Isle of Wight
, “ex pro photographer”
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Excellent value, good performer.
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A little slow but iso can be increased.
purchased 27 Apr 2009
Score 8.0/10
gerry, gillingham
, “ i am a beginner”
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general handling and operability
zooming excellent
manual focussing
images very acceptable
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auto focus can be fiddly
purchased 11 Jun 2009
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Easy to use, excellent quality.
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 27 Apr 2009
Score 9.0/10
Aubrey, Bedfordshire
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Great Lens for the money easy to use and its a proper canon lens
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None
purchased 14 Jun 2009
Score 10.0/10
Dave, Rode Heath
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Great value for money , good image results & nice & compact
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None
purchased 25 Jun 2009
Score 10.0/10
John, Cardiff
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IS is excellent. I have taken hand held photos indoors at ISO 800 and they are very good.
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 20 May 2009
Score 10.0/10
Tony, Yeovil
purchased 20 Jun 2009
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Very light. Picture quality is suberb across the range.
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None.
purchased 24 Apr 2009
Score 7.0/10
sonny, reftele
, “hobby for fun”
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good lens for little money
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no bad points for this money
purchased 27 Jun 2009
Score 10.0/10
ken, liverpool
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typical canon quality,light. is system.easy to get filters etc for
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none
purchased 17 May 2009
Score 9.0/10
Douglas, Paisley
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Very good in low light
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None to report
purchased 06 May 2009
Score 9.0/10
orion, whitstable
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a good lens that works well with the camera giving nice sharp pictures with very little loss in the corners.
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 19 Mar 2009
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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A great addition to canon's basic package.
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Non so far
purchased 19 May 2009
Score 10.0/10
lee, witney
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great lens that adds range at an affordable price. if you want a zoom lens for your cannon dslr and dont want to spend loads this is the lens
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none
purchased 23 Jun 2009
Score 8.0/10
Paul, Bradford
, “interested in outdoors sport”
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the IS system works well
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limited close up no macro
purchased 13 Apr 2009
Score 8.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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lightweight, easy to use
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 01 Apr 2009
Score 10.0/10
Andrew , Sheffield
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Cant find fault with it yet, improved my photo's
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Only fault I can bring up is I have 3 canon lenses, 2 of the being 58mm including this one and this doesnt accept the hood of my existing lens. Buts its not a problem and would not deter me buying another one.
purchased 04 Jul 2009
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Easy to use and improves the picture when using the image stabilizer (if like me you do not have such a steady hand). Zoom is nice an quick and quiet.
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None so far.
purchased 06 Jul 2009
Score 10.0/10
Clifford , Orpington Kent
, “Keen amateur”
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Easy and effective at an amazing price. Brilliantly sharp shots in poor light. And overall.
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I have yet to find one
purchased 11 Jul 2009
Score 8.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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clear pics good colour
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 25 Jun 2009
Score 9.0/10
Steve, Tunbridge Wells
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At this price, very good value for money.
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 17 Jul 2009
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Easy to use, great picture quality - anti shake a must
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 27 Feb 2009
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “A keen beginner.”
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Staightforward to attach and use. Good quality photos.
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None
purchased 09 Jul 2009
Score 9.0/10
Ruud, Den Helder
, “hobby fothographer”
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I.m happy with this lens, I took some foto's of sailships from a copple of miles distance and the result was better than expected for a lens this price.
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 20 Jul 2009
Score 8.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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If you are looking for a good lens at a budget price then the Canon EF-S 55-250mm is a great buy. Been pretty impressed with it so far.
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 17 Jul 2009
Score 10.0/10
Alan, Dumfries
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Reviewer left no comment
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No lens hood
purchased 24 Jul 2009
Score 9.0/10
Don, West Somerset
, “amateur use”
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An excellent lens at the price
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 13 May 2009
Score 9.0/10
Richard, Coventry
, “Keen amateur ”
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Value for money.Reasonable quality for price. Does what it says in the manufacturers description.
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None
purchased 26 Jul 2009
Score 9.0/10
Philip , Boston
, “Keen amatuer”
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Lightweight, easy to use - spent all holiday switching between this lens and a normal kit lens - some real good shots of dolphins.
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None really for the money a very good lens
purchased 24 Jul 2009
Score 10.0/10
chris, Basildon
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Excellent lense for the money.
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It's a shame Canon still do not suply lense hoods or cases for their range
purchased 24 Jul 2009
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Price, effective IS, light-weight, very good image quality (for the price) & macro capability. I sold my Canon 70-200mm 2.8 to get this - really. Not as mad as you think; the 70-200mm was too heavy - and too cumbersome. The 55-250mm goes everywhere with me - and that's what I wanted.
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AF can seek in poor light. A little flimsy - always scared it'll break if knocked.
purchased 04 Aug 2009
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Belgian Amateur Photographer”
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Very good value for money, Image Stabilizer, Weight
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Focus could be a bit faster but still ok.
purchased 02 Aug 2009
Score 10.0/10
Shina, Liverpool
, “That is very good ”
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The lens is very good easy to use and it take very good picture
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 14 Aug 2009
Score 10.0/10
Richard, Musselburgh
, “Ensthusiast but not professional”
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Very light weight with built in stabiliser that really helps to ensure consistently sharp images. Price is so competitive with other makes and it generally does the business well!
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Haven't found any - yet!
purchased 17 Aug 2009
Score 10.0/10
Paul, Dundee
, “Enthusiast, computer oriented experimenter”
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Easy to use, light and sharp. Unbelievably cheap for IS zoom lens, let alone such a big zoom.
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Plastic mount (what do you want for the money though?)
noisy motor
autofocus not always bang on in low light
purchased 14 Aug 2009
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Reviewer left no comment
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a litlle bit slow when using auto-focus
purchased 17 Aug 2009
Score 10.0/10
Antony, Markopoulo
, “professional who gave up”
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Very good value for money. For what it is, it's just fine!
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No USM and other focus specifications.
purchased 23 Aug 2009
Score 8.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Very good quality of build and good value for money
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None as yet
purchased 23 Aug 2009
Score 10.0/10
Thomas, Glasgow
, “amatuer but published photographer”
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easy to use, lightweight, good to shoot with.
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none
purchased 22 Aug 2009
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Great lens, sharp and bright pictures even at full zoom.
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Some noice from the motor when autofocusing
purchased 25 Aug 2009
Score 10.0/10
pete, Bournemouth
, “budding amatuer photographer”
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Very good budget lens
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None
purchased 24 Aug 2009
Score 10.0/10
Pat, Altrincham
, “Fairly good amateur photographer”
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great photos for little effort
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none at the moment
purchased 28 Aug 2009
Score 9.0/10
Erik, Almere Netherlands
, “amateur photagraphy, sports and”
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Good price/quality easy to use, image stabilizer works perfect and I don't have to buy new filters (58 mm is the same as on the standard 18-55 lens)
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Not yet :)
purchased 31 Aug 2009
Score 8.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Great value for money
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Slow AF
purchased 02 Sep 2009
Score 9.0/10
David, MOIRA, N.Ireland
, “Amateur trying to improve”
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Excellent lens for the price. For the amateur that just shoots for personal pleasure this lens will tick most of your boxes.
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Nothing much to speak of. Perhaps it hunts a little on AF.
purchased 08 Sep 2009
Score 9.0/10
Frank, Norwich UK
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Image stabalisation makes a real difference to the handheld photography especially when using the zooom capability. Feels solid and well made.
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Auto focus motor can be a bit noisy
purchased 10 Sep 2009
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “French amateur photographeur”
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Good compromise and balance for the focal length range: equivalent 82mm-375mm.
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 13 Sep 2009
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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very good lens fully compatible with my canon 450d
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no
purchased 15 Sep 2009
Score 10.0/10
paul, southampton
, “a fair and honest”
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ther was no bad thing at all; everything went quick and smoothly highly recommened,
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none
purchased 18 Sep 2009
Score 10.0/10
Barrie, South Wales
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im not a photographer but this helps make it easy does what is says on the box
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only good thins to say
purchased 16 Sep 2009
Score 10.0/10
sinu, London
, “Gods Grace”
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Ease of use, Good focus, you can snap excellent images of sunset and a close up of the moon as well with this lens. I personally appreciate the full features of the lens.
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All you need is loads of patience to get the picture perfect and focus correct
purchased 26 Sep 2009
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Director of Construction Company”
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Need the lens for a holiday in Cyprus. Very useful and so easy to operate. Excellent quality at a very reasonable price.
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Have'nt found any yet
purchased 01 Oct 2009
Score 10.0/10
Mark., Bromley
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Great lens for the money.
I have not taken many shots with this lens as yet, but those I have I am very pleased with.
I think this will be a great lens to partner the standard 18-55 lens that came with my Canon 500D.
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None to report.
purchased 02 Oct 2009
Score 8.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Go visit the Netherlands”
purchased 03 Oct 2009
Score 10.0/10
Richard, Uckfield
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It is an excellent all round lens and great value for money
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I haven't discovered any!
purchased 06 Oct 2009
Score 10.0/10
alex, east lothian
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very easy to use & get good photos
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none till now
purchased 13 Oct 2009
Score 9.0/10
jean-georges, France
, “50 years of travel”
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range-price- overall performance
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plastics (but normal for price) and total lengh at 250 mm
purchased 08 Oct 2009
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Itegration within canon 500d bdy
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 19 Oct 2009
Score 9.0/10
Jan, Porvoo, Finland
, “Serious hobby photographer”
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Light weight, small size
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Lens hood not included in package
purchased 19 Oct 2009
Score 10.0/10
Bill, Dunfermline
, “Keen amatuer”
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Excellent product giving great results at a great value price.
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None
purchased 21 Oct 2009
kevin, stoke on trent,uk
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150% cheaper than from south africa where i first saw the product
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Reviewer left no comment
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 11 May 2009
Score 9.0/10
Peter, Exeter
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Light but well-built for price. Very useful range (55-250 mm), complementing the outstanding 17-55.
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Clearly some compromise is necessary at this price and weight, but f/4 at all lengths would have been preferable to the extra 50mm: a 200mm EF-S lens is plenty long enough for most purposes.
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 10 Mar 2009
Score 9.0/10
Geoff, Radley
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Does what is says on the tin.
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None - represents good value for money
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 13 May 2009
Score 6.0/10
Gordon, cleveleys
, “ok”
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light
easy to use
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feels cheap
foucus bad in low light conditions and on movement
lose of lots of pics due to foucus
is not what good somtimes beter without it.
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 10 Apr 2009
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