Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 IS Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras

I never thought this lens would take great pictures especially for the price. Great lens with great sharpness. This lens would easily beat canon 70-300 lens. Good for wildlife, zoo and bird pictures. I would strongly recommend this lens if you dont want to spend over 1000 dollars.

This is a decent lens for the money. Not nearly as fast or as smooth as the IS USM lenses, but it is significantly less expensive while producing nice, sharp images with adequate image stabilization under many different conditions. I'm using it on the 40D.

I've been very pleased with the images produced by this lens. Image stabilizer works well. A bit heavy.

I was very happy with the Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 IS. I have the Canon 75-300mm that came with the kit. But my pictures weren't crystal clear. I wanted an affordable lens that wasn't going to break the bank. This is definitely the lens for you if you are looking for a reasonable price IS lens. I will definitely recommend this to others.

I was originally debating between the 18-135mm and this lens. I chose this one because of the extra focal length, weight and price. I have the lens kit that comes with the XTI (18-55mm) and a 50mm lens and find that I use this lens most often, especially outdoors. The IS is definetly helpful in the 200-250 range, but I dont always notice a difference in the lower ranges. The price is great for someone like myself just starting out.