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Is it worth upgrading to to 55-250 IS STM for stills?

Started Mar 24, 2016 | Questions thread
Spotted Cow Senior Member • Posts: 1,586
Re: Is it worth upgrading to to 55-250 IS STM for stills?
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For me, it's a no brainer upgrade. I had the MK II version, thought it was pretty good. The STM version has much better colors and contrast to my eyes and comparison. Someone mentioned upgrading to the 70-200mm f4L instead. I disagree, simply because on a crop sensor camera, The STM lens performs beautifully, just as good as the L lens. It also has IS as a bonus for fraction of the cost. I think you'd be surprised at its performance. Now the L lens on a FF camera is a different story but that's not what we are talking about here.

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