Good one sir. The point was, you were mistaken when you said you didn't change anything - you left it in P mode for both shots. The fact is, P mode can change pretty much everything for you without your input, except for ISO and WB. But I'll assume the camera was in AWB too.
I think what
your you're trying to say is that if I used all the "PROPPER" settings instead of just "P" mode I could get even sharper pictures with that $181 55-250 lens. You sir have made my point and now I rest my case, I need not say more.
No, my point was that two shots taken in P mode do not make a valid test, because the camera changed the settings on you. One shot is at f/10, the other at f/13. That's may cause some differences in the images. Furthermore these were shot at ISO 800 in broad daylight. You lost some sharpness in both images due to that. You need to stop being so defensive and admit you have a lot to learn before you go publishing lens reviews and asserting the validity of your conclusions.
I understand you've changed your tune to that the 55-250 is simply a good value, and that's fine. But that's not at all what you said at first.
