I needed a telephoto to shoot a night time softball game. I passed on Tamron/Sigma's 70-200mm 2.8 because I read that they autofocused slow. Also I passed on the 70-200mm F4L thinking that performance wise, it would be almost the same as this 55-250mm.

Quality for price; great in daylight

slow aperture; not good in lowlight; looks ugly

Pros: Been looking for this lens and finally found it with a good price, got it the very next day and it great. the pictures are so clear, the zoom is great I just love it. Can't sy Anything bad about it!!! Cons: Other thoughts:

I have heard a lot of stories bout how good this lens is but I never imagined it be this great. Every since I have purchased and starting using this lens my pictures of jumped off the screen. Even my friends have noticed a big difference.

photo shoots

Pretty much this is a zoom lens that enhances any enthusiast photographer's capabilities of shooting moments at a far distance. It's quite useful, especially if you're a wildlife photographer, and don't want to scare the target (bird, reptile, etc.

Pretty great lens for the price. I had been looking for a while at the 70-300 range, but none featured IS. I read a lot of reviews and watched tons of videos. This one seemed to be the best, i was willing to pay the $250 they charged on Amazon, but at $170 this was a steel.

I used this lens at a convention and it zoomed right in and was crystal clear. I have a Canon Rebel

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Consistent Output; Durable; Easily Interchangeable; Fast / accurate auto-focus; Strong Construction

Heavy

I needed a replacement lens, something affordable but that could help me capture the moments, sometimes from afar. This lens has worked great. The quality of the photos have been great and the value for the price is unmatched.

I'm still learning how to fully utilize this lens which came as part of a package deal with the Canon EOS Rebel T3i that I purchased. It seems to be a great little lens for taking quality distance shots. I expect to appreciate it even more as I learn to use it to it's full capacity.

Still learning how to use this; but I have been impressed with the photos I've been able to take while experimenting

No complaints

A Great cheap budget telephoto lens which shoots above its weight

Good focal range; Image Stabalisation (IS); Cheap ; Great performer

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