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For the price you pay, the 55-250 IS is one of the best zooms available. It's a consistantly good performer with very good IQ and gets loads of good reviews on this and other forums. I bought one second hand for £110 off here and it was fantastic. I've only just sold mine after having it over a year, but I've paid out a heck of a lot more to get better lenses that cover the range.
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Did you have the 55-250 or the 55-250 II and do you know if there is much difference..
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Have a look at THIS THREAD
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Some great shots there.. on the post there is a link to a firm called Flashcamera are they still selling these lens do you know?.. as it was a good price.
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Flash Camera is Kerso on this forum, check his site or PM him if you have a stock query.
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Thanks Dave.. I e-mailed him yesterday morning but as yet not replied?..
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He is on holiday (3 weeks from 6/6/12) but orders are still being processed via his website.
The lens is £119, direct link.
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Hi Paul
If you check out the On The Water galleries on my Pixvault Event Photography website, all of the shots in there were taken with my 55-250mm mk1.
For the cash it's a cracking lens, and very light. You wont be disappointed with it
If you check out the On The Water galleries on my Pixvault Event Photography website, all of the shots in there were taken with my 55-250mm mk1.
For the cash it's a cracking lens, and very light. You wont be disappointed with it
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Hi Paul
If you check out the On The Water galleries on my Pixvault Event Photography website, all of the shots in there were taken with my 55-250mm mk1.
For the cash it's a cracking lens, and very light. You wont be disappointed with it
Hi Colin..
Thanks for the insight into what the lens can do and some very well taken photographs.. superb
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You can get some brilliant photos from the 55-250, I had the MkII but as far as I'm aware the only difference is cosmetic, or maybe a tweak to the IS system as well. The optics remained the same but the outer was remodelled to bring it in line with the looks of the 18-55 IS MkII when that was updated.
I got mine from the classifieds here for £110 and you couldn't tell it from new. I was very impressed with it, but so was the wife who commandeered it and the 18-55 IS when I gave her my 550D, so I didn't get to use it that much.
I got mine from the classifieds here for £110 and you couldn't tell it from new. I was very impressed with it, but so was the wife who commandeered it and the 18-55 IS when I gave her my 550D, so I didn't get to use it that much.
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Unfortunately I won't be able to buy from Flashcamera as I wanted to, so I will have to buy the lens else where..
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If it isn't personal, what was the reason? I thought they had delivery to Europe showing on the website.
I've had the 55-250 for awhile and have been very happy with it.i got it for a good price from park cameras who I had a pleasant experience buying from
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It's a great lens. I used to have my dads telephoto, but after seeing the 55-250mm IS at such a great price I decided why not. (IS was my main reason lmao).
I got mine second hand off MPB Photography. Worth a look there, think they have a few going round still.
I used mine while in Santorini and got some amazing photos. It's still great with a flash (diffused) and IS on in lower light situations, once dark though I had to change to my nifty fifty 1.8.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/antparkes/7382356136/in/set-72157629803721073/
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/antparkes/7382356862/in/set-72157629803721073/
Were taken with it, shows you can still get pretty close up.
I got mine second hand off MPB Photography. Worth a look there, think they have a few going round still.
I used mine while in Santorini and got some amazing photos. It's still great with a flash (diffused) and IS on in lower light situations, once dark though I had to change to my nifty fifty 1.8.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/antparkes/7382356136/in/set-72157629803721073/
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/antparkes/7382356862/in/set-72157629803721073/
Were taken with it, shows you can still get pretty close up.
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Hi
The mkII version is just a cosmetic upgrade - the outer casing has a slight redesign, as far as I know, it's an aid to the manufactoring process. The glass, IS etc are all the same.
Are you looking to purchase new or 2nd hand ?
There is always the classifieds here...
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Hi Andy.
I was going to get a new one from a guy on here who is selling a new lens at a good price and looking around the difference between new and used is not that much.
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Hi Andy.
I was going to get a new one from a guy on here who is selling a new lens at a good price and looking around the difference between new and used is not that much.
Hi Paul
Yes, sometimes the saving isn't that much, if you can get a new one at a good price - go for it