New Canon 55- 250 IS

IS was on (and still noisy) and yes flash was used (just the popup)..almost dark and no tripod, handheld so perhaps that added to the quality not being as good. Not a great way to compare...maybe I'm expecting to much for the situations I am in

MariaG wrote in post #6082963
Here is one I did this evening in my garden...took some suggestions such as not setting it to complete zoom and not using largest ap. Again the 1st is straight from camera and the second has PP.

Looks fine to me Maria.

Post processed pictures always look better (why bother otherwise?), but the original is good already.

On the previous picture, the flower seems overexposed, that may be why it's blurry.

I'd say the lens's fine, but better light (morning/evening light) would help here.

cedm wrote in post #6083555
Looks fine to me Maria.

Post processed pictures always look better (why bother otherwise?), but the original is good already.

On the previous picture, the flower seems overexposed, that may be why it's blurry.

I'd say the lens's fine, but better light (morning/evening light) would help here.

Thanks, I try some more tomorrow

Yeah, at 187mm and 1/30s the IS is already compensating for 3 stops. My keeper rate drops when I get to 1/50s or below even with IS so you're doing pretty good or you're more steadier than me