Price: Add to cart for pricing

Quantity in stock: 96

Seller rating: rated 4.8 out of 5  (35717 Customer Ratings)

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

rated 4.5 out of 5  (206 Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 Reviews)


Your Price: Add to cart for pricing

Usually ships in 1-2 business days


Product Description

This telephoto zoom lens is designed with Canon's Optical Image Stabilizer technology while retaining compactness and lightness, in response to demands of photographers. This high zoom ratio lens is equivalent to a focal length of 88-400mm in the 35mm format (when used on Canon EOS cameras compatible with EF-S lenses), and the image stabilizer effect equivalent to a shutter speed about 4 stops faster than the same size lens without Image Stabilizer. In other words, if the slowest shutter speed you could formerly hold a 250mm lens steadily was 1/250th of a second, with Canon's 4-stop stabilization correction, you could hand-hold at shutter speeds as slow as 1/15th of a second. It also uses a UD-glass lens element to correct chromatic aberration for excellent image quality throughout the zoom range. This new EF-S telephoto lens with great features delivers excellent performance at an affordable price for all photographers.

Technical Details

  • EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS zoom lens with 35mm equivalent of 88-400mm
  • Image Stabilization allows in-focus shots with longer exposure times (up to four shutter speeds slower)
  • UD (Ultra-low Dispersion) glass lens element corrects chromatic aberration for excellent image quality throughout the zoom range
  • compatible with Canon APS-C format digital SLR cameras
  • image size: 15.1mm x 22.7mm

Product Details

Height: 2.50 inches

Width: 2.50 inches

Length: 4.30 inches

Weight: 0.96 pounds

Model: 2044B002

Manufacturer: Canon

Lens Type: Telephoto zoom lens

Optical Zoom: 4.5 x

Focal Length: 55 mm to 250 mm

Camera Type: zoom

Model SKU: B0011NVMO8


Accessories

58MM UV Filter

Price: $4.95


Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 Reviews

rated 4 out of 5 good for the price
by S. Nehring , 2010-03-14


You'll find this lens slow in lower light but that's to be expected. I'm really enjoying the longer reach and nice bokeh. I just purchased a close up lens to add to this lens when I'd like more of a macro look, which is a good option if you'd like to avoid buying a dedicated macro right now.



rated 4 out of 5 It takes patience to test a lens
by R. Forsey from Berkeley CA USA, 2010-03-03


I am new to DSLR photography having just moved from Canon point-and-shoot in September 2009. I purchased the Canon XSI with kit lens EFS 18-55mm and in the same order I bought the EFS 55-250mm. For the first couple months I used the full auto function and was disappointed in the results because they were not any better than the Canon PowerShot -- not bad but I expected more. Then I bought a DVD beginner course in DSLR photography for the XSI and started using the 'creative modes' and my pictures improved a great deal. I bought two more lenses the Canon EF mm50 1.4 and for some reason the competing EF mm50 1.8.

So for the last few months I have been taking many pictures with all four lenses in series starting with wide aperture and incrementally closing, which of course changes shutter speed and depth of field. Then I would use the shutter priority setting and play around with the white balance and the ISO setting. Then I carefully studied the pictures on my wide screen computer monitor and increased magnification to look more closely at the edges and color. I would try to determine for each lens the affect of aperture, shutter, ISO, white balance on the quality of the pictures.

I have found that I can get good and bad pictures from any of the lenses. However, the EFS 55-250 is probably the most consistent in terms of decent quality -- a little better than the kit lens. And of course it is a telephoto lens. The mm50 1.8 takes very sharp pictures but the mm50 1.4 can really take some beautiful color and the bokeh is wonderful. I like them all!

I guess that as I get more experience I could change my mind and of course there is still the wonderful world of the 'L' lenses.



rated 5 out of 5 EF-S 55-250mm f4/5.6 lens
by Joan Spinner from Hyattsville, MD United States, 2010-02-24


Very nice addition to the stable of lenses. It really fills the gap between the kit lens and the super telephoto lens. Works well and is nice and light.



rated 5 out of 5 Great Lens!
by R. Neumann from PA, 2010-02-17


Great intro lens with little to no issues. Slightly noisy in AF mode, but a beautiful lens that takes exceptional pictures. Get it now, you won't be displeased.



rated 5 out of 5 Excellent value and performance
by gadgetguy from Texas, 2010-02-11


Bought this for my Canon T1i. Being an old nikon slr user with some great lenses, I wanted to use a reflex nikkor 500mm manual focus lens with the Canon digital using the mount conversion and manual focus. Well, it was almost impossible to obtain sharp focus and pictures were disappointing. Saw this Canon AF and IS lens on Amazon and decided to give it a try. From day one, I was getting great sharp photos again, even at max zoom of 250mm and handheld. We have some Sandhill Cranes wintering over here and this Canon autofocus IS lens did not disappoint. Was able to get some shots that looked like a National Geographic photographer had taken them. If your hands are not as steady as they used to be, and your eyes are getting weaker, this lens is your great equalizer.