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Canon M50 and 70-300 L IS or 55-250mm stm?

Started Aug 18, 2021 | Discussions thread
photo_rb Senior Member • Posts: 1,010
Re: Canon M50 and 70-300 L IS or 55-250mm stm?

I have both lenses and find the 70-300 is a wee bit sharper but the 55-250STM is very good and much lighter of course.  I had my 70-200 go a bit out of whack on the long end and a repair by Canon fixed it...maybe that is your issue with the 70-300.

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Canon EOS 5DS R Canon EOS M6 II Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG Macro +12 more
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