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New 55-250 STM; am I reading the MTFs correctly?

Started Sep 25, 2013 | Discussions thread
OP Pritzl Senior Member • Posts: 1,477
Re: New 55-250 STM; am I reading the MTFs correctly?

Thanks. I love my 55-250 too. Especially since I got the Raynox DCR-150 close up lens giving me a decent telephoto zoom and a 1.6x macro for less than $500. Just a touch of gear lust I guess. The biggest advantage as you said is I almost always have it with me since it weighs so little. The new one is even lighter and significantly sharper at the long end. Throw in non-rotating front-element, (yay!) full-time MF over-ride and silent STM focusing and I think it's worth it even if I can't sell the old one.

I am waiting for a few more reviews but I think I might pick one up with a 70D+18-135STM kit.

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