Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS - Nifty Two-Fifty

I acquired this lens in a trade with a fellow POTN'er and I'm really impressed with it so far. These were taken last weekend during one of our 'flying sessions' at a local park.

Ronnie

^Cool shots Ronnie.

Thanks apexman!

Awesome shots, Ron! Especially the last shot! I'm glad you are happy with the lens.

Hey all.. some of my first shots taken with the nifty two-fifty C&C welcomed!

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dirkkristen wrote in post #11768521
Hey all.. some of my first shots taken with the nifty two-fifty C&C welcomed!

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Dirk

Ahhhhhhhhh... brings back very fond memories of my days working at JFK International. Thanks.

I hope you don't mind, but I've been trying to hone my photoshop skills, which are practically nil, so I ran one of your photos through. Just upped the saturation a tad, did a noise reduction in Neat Image, and sharpened a bit. This is the result. I'd love comments, as I have not really used photoshop CS2 to its best advantage over the years. That's mainly because I couldn't be bothered learning, but now I'm trying. This was actually more for me, than for you.

You are so going to love that lens. I know I do.


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Thanks Annie!

Looks good TBH however, I purposefully left the contrast quite low to have it look a little 'washed out' and almost sun-aged.. Didn't spend a lot of time on it (really <3 minutes).. I use CS5, though for all of these I was lazy and actually just ran them through Lightroom 3..

CS2 is an awesome, simply laid out piece of software though! PLENTY of power if you can learn how to harness it.. I've spend YONKS in that programme.. I actaully did 95% of the pictures on my website (www.deksminerals.co.za) with it.. Mostly just cropping, auto levels/contrast etc etc..

Now I have my 'pro' camera though, I can see I'm going to be burning my eyes at the computer screen a lot more on my new CS5 and shots to come!

Dirk

So sharp...
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I feel I just gotta share these pictures

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Jan-Jasinski wrote in post #11772670
So sharp...
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Love the photo.

Super shots dawron1! Can you pls share the aperture and ISO settings?

dawnron1 wrote in post #11755023
I acquired this lens in a trade with a fellow POTN'er and I'm really impressed with it so far. These were taken last weekend during one of our 'flying sessions' at a local park.

Ronnie

Those are awesome! I love the last one because it's so well focused!

tronsteruk wrote in post #11774109
Love the photo.

Thanks!

can anyone do me a favor and taker a picture at 55mm and then 250mm on the same static object so i can get a idea of the zoom range it would be much appreciated...

DuncanIdaho wrote in post #11778485
can anyone do me a favor and taker a picture at 55mm and then 250mm on the same static object so i can get a idea of the zoom range it would be much appreciated...

http://www.the-digital-picture.com …4-5.6-IS-Lens-Review.aspx

Scroll down and you will see at 55 and 250mm

Jan-Jasinski wrote in post #11778595
http://www.the-digital-picture.com …4-5.6-IS-Lens-Review.aspx

Scroll down and you will see at 55 and 250mm

yeah i seen that i think its a crop...