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Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS Telephoto Zoom AF Lens for Selected Digital SLR | 
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| Manufacturer: Canon
Category: CE
List Price: £239.99
Buy New: £179.99
You Save: £60.00 (25%)
New (6) from £179.99
Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 2071
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 19.7 x 19.7 x 19.7
Model: 2044B005AA
EAN: 4960999450018
ASIN: B000V9D5LG
Release Date: March 3, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 Fantastic Lens July 30, 2008
Picchianti Alessandro (palo alto)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is the natural partner for the 18-55 lens that came as kit with the body.
The lens is not actually 100% plastic as most of the people states, it is in part made by plastic, but the part that attacches to the camera body is painted alluminium, it looks and weights like plastic but is metal!
The IS is amazing, and the lens very sharp, even at 250mm... once attached to your body, the only limit is your creativity.
this is the best zoom lens around for a cheap budget if you own as EOS camera.
Best Lens 195 pounds can buy.
Excellent value April 10, 2008
A. Long
34 out of 34 found this review helpful
I have spent years suffering with an old Tamron 28-200mm zoom lens and had got used to crappy results.
I was therefore not expecting much from this budget Canon lens.
It therefore came as a very pleasant surprise when I reviewed the first few dozen photographs I took while testing out the lens's capabilities in relatively poor light (right at the end of the day).
The results are truly amazing. The pictures are pin sharp. I managed to capture pictures of birds in flight where the individual hairs on the feathers are clearly distinguishable.
The build quality is leaps ahead of the poor quality 18-55mm lens that came with my 20D.
At this point I can honestly say I'm a very happy bunny indeed....
good lens but i got robbed April 2, 2008
A. Stone (Kent)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
this is great value for money well now it is when i brought it this was 225 and now its 178 this is great for taking pictures of birds in your garden if you want them in the air you will need a more powerful zoom i have added some pictures for you to see which im proud of
 Great beginner zoom lens - it's a boon! March 21, 2008
Mr. J. DEBACKER (UK)
31 out of 33 found this review helpful
It's only very recently that I have progressed from a 4mp compact to a 'proper' camera (Canon EOS 300D) so using manual settings etc is still a steep learning curve for me. It has to be said that with the IS (Image Stabiliser) feature on this lens, taking a clean picture at long zoom is like cutting warm butter!
To begin with my kit lens is the plastic 18-55mm lens which does the job nicely for a complete novice but it doesn't take long before you want more (push it more!). I invested in a second hand Sigma 28-200mm lens which had trouble speaking to my camera body. Not sure why, but most times I tried to use it I got greeted with "Err 99". Rubbish in the field (although in fairness I hear that sigmas have to be rechipped commonly with canon bodies and I'm told it's not a bad lens), and quite aggravating due to the number of shots I'd miss out on.
So I figured time to get a general purpose zoom that would take up somewhere where the kit lens leaves off.
Image then my surprise, when I find that Canon had brought out an IS (image Stabilised) lens that carries on right where the kit lens leaves off!
It's advertised as being RRP 240 but I got mine on a well known auction site for 140 inclusive of postage, although paid a little bit of import duty when I received it.
Well, on receival I was impressed that for a plastic mount/general construction it seems fairly sturdy (albeit lightweight).
As far as the zoom range goes, this one goes to 11! Going from 55-250mm is a boon, and includes a lot of popular ranges. Sure, the lens system doesn't quite have the Nasa like clarity of the L-series glass, but I've got 5 kids to feed and that sort of gear sadly is out of my range for now.
This lens is an excellent intro to DSLR telephoto I think.
Granted I'm a novice, but compared to other products I've seen for this kind of money, it gives a superb spec that will give you a fairly decent result.
To summarise, if you are just venturing into the realm of DSLRs then hey presto! This could be 'just the lens you're looking for' as they say.
I'd say it's a pretty good bargain and to use an old fashioned addage, "I'd buy THAT for a dollar!".
excellent amature lens March 10, 2008
Pete
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
as my first zoom lens, this seems great - covers a good range and i've had some good results. bought mine from 7DayShop for a similar price a few months back. IS really helps.
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