Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Released August 2013

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM
Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM
COMPARISON SELECTION (3 selected items max.)
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TESTED
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Canon EOS 30D
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Canon EOS 400D
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Canon EOS 40D
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Canon EOS 450D
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Canon EOS 500D
Canon EOS 500D with no lenses
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Canon EOS 50D
Canon EOS 50D with no lenses
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Canon EOS 550D
Canon EOS 550D with no lenses
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TESTED
Canon EOS 700D
Canon EOS 700D with no lenses
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Canon EOS 70D
Canon EOS 70D with no lenses
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Canon EOS 750D with no lenses
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Canon EOS 760D
Canon EOS 760D with no lenses
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Canon EOS 7D
Canon EOS 7D with no lenses
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Canon EOS 7D Mark II
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TESTED

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM Review

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM lens review: Updated EF-S telephoto zoom no improvement on predecessor

 Introduction Covering such a versatile focal range with a relatively small and lightweight construction, budget telephoto zoom lenses such as the EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM are never going to be the best performing optics available.Tested on EOS 7D the EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM achieves an overall DxOMark lens score of 11, which ranks it towards the lower end of the performance spectrum. With better performance for Distortion, Vignetting and Chromatic Aberration the EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM puts in a relatively poor performance for Sharpness and Transmission, which