TELEPHOTO for 450D help please

[TorqueRevs]

Hi chaps. I have just bought my wife a 450D for xmas and now she wants a telephoto lens.

has anybody got any experiance with a half decent telephoto lens for between £100/200

thanks so much

 

[seriousrikk]

In that price range you can't do much better than the Sigma 70-300mm APO for about £130-£150

 

[swag72]

Personally I rate the Canon EF-S 55-250 IS. Came out top in 0ne of the tests in the Photoplus mag last year. Great lens for the money - Around £180

I had this lens on my 450d and it worked an absolute treat.

 

[mbscad]

My experience with above Sigma was that I couldn't hold it steady at 300mm.
For this reason, your wife may prefer the Efs 55-250Is at about £190.

 

[seriousrikk]

Personally I rate the Canon 55-250 IS. Came out top in the Photoplus mag last year. Great lens for the money - Around £180

Good point - I'd forgotton about that one!

 

[mxfun]

Siggy 70-300 APO is soft at 300 ,if you zoom in a bit, while not great, it's a wee bit better

 

[nigpd]

+1 for the 55-250IS

Ive had one fo a couple of months now and for a starter lens its superb value for money

 

[donald]

If the budget were a little higher say £200-300 is there a lens that would be significantly better than the above recommendations?

 

[Craft]

If you can stretch a bit more the canon 70-300 is very well regarded, but its more like £350 I think.
Got a 55-250 for xmas, only had one proper go with it but I'm pretty impressed, I'll get some pics up and post them.

 

[stevered]

I agreed with nigpd i purchase mine 55-250 about three weeks ago great lens for the money

 

[#13]

55-250 is gets my vote i have it and love it

 

[Deleted member 3428]

I have a Siggy 70-300 apo a great cheapo lens. check out my marwell threads, all shots were taken with this lens.

 

[Craft]

Have a look here: http://flickr.com/photos/hotrods/tags/55250/ - my first few pics with my 55-250, see what you think. Shot in RAW but there is either no post processing or only a few tweaks for saturation etc.

Keep in mind I'm still a newbie to DSLRS and this is the first telephoto I've had my hands on, so if I knew what I was doing they would probably be better :nuts:

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