Canon 55-250mm Lens - Review, Product Information and User Feedback

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Canon 55-250mm Lens

General Information

The Canon 55-250mm Lens is a telephoto zoom lens with a focal length range of 55-250mm and a maximum aperture of f/4.0-5.6.

Price: $254.59

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Product Details

Incorporating Canon's Optical Image Stabilizer technology, this Canon 55-250mm telephoto zoom lens captures long distance, low-light shots far better than many comparable lenses, helping you photograph the far-off action of athletes or zoom in for an intimate portrait with a blurred background. The high-zoom-ratio lens is equivalent to a focal length of 88-400mm in the 35mm format (when used on Canon EOS cameras compatible with EF-S lenses).

More significantly, the image stabilizer effect creates an equivalent shutter speed of roughly four stops faster than the same size lens without an image stabilizer. In other words, if the slowest shutter speed you can hold a 250mm lens steadily is normally 1/250th of a second, this Canon lens will let you hand-hold shutter speeds as slow as 1/15th of a second.

The lens also boasts a UD-glass lens element to correct chromatic aberration to create excellent image quality throughout the zoom range. Delivering an excellent performance at an affordable price for all photographers, the 55-250mm lens carries a one-year warranty.

Features:

	Focal Length & Maximum Aperture - 55-250mm f/4-5.6
	Lens Construction - 12 elements in 10 groups, including one UD-glass element
	Diagonal Angle of View - 27 50'- 6 15' (with APS-C image sensors)
	Focus Adjustment - DC motor, gear-driven (front focusing design)
	Closest Focusing Distance - 3.6 ft./1.1m (maximum close-up magnification 0.31x)

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Consumer Feedback

"This lens can be summed up by the simple statement of 'Good, but not great.' It gets the job done without really excelling at it, and it is definitely not without its issues. That being said, you can't beat the price. "

Actual customer feedback from Amazon.com

"This is a very good lens given its price. An excellent second lens to complement a short zoom or a walk-around lens. Very versatile and a lot of bang for the buck."

Actual customer feedback from Amazon.com

"This is an excellent lens for under $500. It is designed to be a good all purpose tele zoom lens for non-pros. I think it fits the bill nicely. The lens is very sharp at all focal lengths and really doesn't have any bad spots like most cheap lenses."

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