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The best kit lens? Canon 55-250mm IS STM review

Started Dec 4, 2017 | User reviews thread
maarensv
maarensv Senior Member • Posts: 1,106
Re: The best kit lens? Canon 55-250mm IS STM review

quiquae wrote:

IoannisZ wrote:

Hi! I have an eos m3 with a 18-55mm which I like very much. Most of my photos are in the 55 position and I search for a tele for street photography (from a safe distance). Do you recommend this lense?

EF-S 55-250 STM will work fine, but is a bit big relative to your M3. EF-M 55-200 is much smaller, possibly making it a better choice, as it sounds like you don’t need the 200-250mm range and not drawing attention to the camera seems to matter for you.

Personal preference differ sometimes. I have the EF-s 18-55 STM and EF-s 55-250 STM. Both bought for fun out of curiosity.  Both are surprisingly good, but I hardly use the lenses as I have other option to choose from. The 18-55 is usually in the closet and the 55-250 normally lives with my dad. I do sometimes use the 55-250 STM on an M5 though. A low weight "100-400mm" hiking alternative (to FF 100-400mm). Really like the combo. I find the somewhat larger size a plus compared to the EF-m 55-200 as it makes the combo better to handhold and more stabile.

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