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Are these lenses redundant for my needs?

Started Jan 13, 2016 | Discussions thread
Jonathan Brady
Jonathan Brady Veteran Member • Posts: 6,725
Re: Are these lenses redundant for my needs?
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Do you intend to take pictures of very far off subjects? If so, additional reach may be handy. But I agree with the prior poster, go for the 55-250 IS STM for those occasional shots. The 18-135 STM should do the trick for the majority of your shots. Also, as the prior poster said, you may benefit more from the 10-18 IS STM than the additional reach beyond 135mm.

Having been to Costa Rica twice, I feel like I can confidently say that unless you have a lot of experience spotting wildlife, or you have a guide, you will rarely need 250 and if you do, you'll need more like 1000mm.

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