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

Such a great range of uses out of this lens, from close up flower taker to landscape...Lens.

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While waiting for Tamron made adjustment on the 70-300mm VC I took out the Canon 55-250mm to Santa Monica Pier and here it is:

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Every now and then I manage to be in the right place at the right time with a camera. This was the scene in my back yard this morning.

That's one of the best turkey pics I've ever seen!

bubbygator wrote in post #15879400
That's one of the best turkey pics I've ever seen!

Thanks man!!

guitarfish wrote in post #15879267
Every now and then I manage to be in the right place at the right time with a camera. This was the scene in my back yard this morning.

Whoa! Put that on every Thanksgiving table setting for the rest of your life!

I always forget how good this lens actually is until I take it out and use it again...

Nice shot

On a 7D

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I was just wondering now that this lens has a few years of use and abuse, are there any nearly universal truths about it from one to the next, i.e. between 6.3 and 8 is sharper than most other apetures, or if stopped down to f16 or tighter refraction gets too distracting. I can't add much to this I've only had the lens for a week now. Before I get a chance to blueprint my copy of this lens, are there any nearly universal truths?

After spending another great day shooting In brill weather with my nifty 250 and my 30D, I have reached the conclusion that the - sweet spot for the long end Is not f8 but f9, as I have noticed quite a difference In genaral better IQ and lower noise, combined with a better look to the pictures probably due to more dof....

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stevecan wrote in post #15891039
I was just wondering now that this lens has a few years of use and abuse, are there any nearly universal truths about it from one to the next, i.e. between 6.3 and 8 is sharper than most other apetures, or if stopped down to f16 or tighter refraction gets too distracting. I can't add much to this I've only had the lens for a week now. Before I get a chance to blueprint my copy of this lens, are there any nearly universal truths?

F9 at the long end, Is perhaps Its sweet spot for IQ and possibly one stop up from f5.6 at 55mm...

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And also all vignetting completely dissapears at the long end at f9 and not as stated at f8 especialy with high contast subjects.


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