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Hello everybody,

I would like to upgrade from my kit lens (18-55mm non IS) to something with a little more zoom, I mostly shoot nature and wildlife and have around £150-£200 to spend, I was looking at this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-li...?ie=UTF8&qid=1274716291&sr=1-17&condition=new

But it doesn't have IS, so would this have a great effect on my shots? (I'm still learning) And also:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-55-25...2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1274716291&sr=1-2

Any advice or suggestions?
Thanks, Bail:)
 
Hi Baillie

You won't go wrong with the Canon 55-250mm. Great IS, good quality and focuses to 1.1m for great close-ups. The difference between 250mm and 300m will not be too much of a problem, and you can always crop slightly anyway. Once you've used IS on tele lenses, you will not want to get a lens without it. The 70-300mm is an old lens and not well regarded, so i would avoid.
 
Brachytron said:
Hi Baillie

You won't go wrong with the Canon 55-250mm. Great IS, good quality and focuses to 1.1m for great close-ups. The difference between 250mm and 300m will not be too much of a problem, and you can always crop slightly anyway. Once you've used IS on tele lenses, you will not want to get a lens without it. The 70-300mm is an old lens and not well regarded, so i would avoid.
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Thanks Mark, I didn't realise the 70-300mm was an old lens so thanks for that. I'm leaning towards the 55-250mm at the moment then:)
 
55-250 great image quality and IS for the money but needs careful handling, plastic mount and light build - (we have one).

John
 
The link in the OP's post is for the 75 - 300mm, which is an old lens and nothing to write home about. The 70 - 300 seems to have an excellent reputation, but is a lot more expensive. I chose the 70 - 200mm f4.0 instead, because I wanted the L build quality, fixed aperture and internal non-extending/rotating zoom, but I considered it.
 
MartynK said:
The link in the OP's post is for the 75 - 300mm, which is an old lens and nothing to write home about. The 70 - 300 seems to have an excellent reputation, but is a lot more expensive. I chose the 70 - 200mm f4.0 instead, because I wanted the L build quality, fixed aperture and internal non-extending/rotating zoom, but I considered it.
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All the 70-300mm lens' that are in my price range are for macro work:thinking:
 
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