Canon 55-250 IS II

roderz88 · 4 Jan 2013 at 21:05

Hello everyone, happy 2013 to you all

Ive been considering getting this lens for some time now. However, I currently have an old Sigma 55-200 DC which my dad gave me. I find this lens to be very soft and the pictures just seem to lack contrast and clarity, even at low ISO such as 200. Would the Canon 55-250 IS be a worthwhile purchase? it seems to be going for a great price on Amazon at the moment. Also, im thinking the image stabilisation would be very useful to me for those long zoom shots.

EDIT: I have a Canon 350D

Throttle · 5 Jan 2013 at 20:29

I can vouch for the 55_250is it is an excellent lens at a very reasonable price

roderz88 · 6 Jan 2013 at 12:38

Thanks for the reply

do you think it will be much better than my old sigma 55-200?

Throttle · 6 Jan 2013 at 21:11

Hi roderz I've never tried the sigma so can't advise on that. I have used the old non is canon ef70_300 and even when useing a tripod the efs55_250 is a much sharper lens. The is feature on the 55-250 is rated at up to 4 stops so combined with the lightweight its great for handheld use.

roderz88 · 6 Jan 2013 at 21:35

Ok cool, thank you for your help

I may go ahead and get this lens once ive raised the money. Il see if I can sell the sigma somewhere

lukechad · 7 Jan 2013 at 20:50

I've just sold mine as it goes, a very good lens with a nice range of focal length and plus it has IS!

I only swapped as I wanted an upgrade and sold it to fund my 70-200 L

Dangerous · 7 Jan 2013 at 22:37

I don't use mine anymore, it was a stop gap between me getting my 70-200 F4.

Keep meaning to put it on Ebay!