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Those who have 55-200, was it worth getting the 55-250?

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nnowak Veteran Member • Posts: 9,076
Re: Those who have 55-200, was it worth getting the 55-250?

jackwelch wrote:

So just out of curiosity, for those that have the ef-m 55-200mm, was it worth getting the ef-s 55-250mm STM?

I can get one for $170 new and this is pretty much the best price you'll see in Malaysia.

Would love to hear your experience

I shot the EF-S 55-250mm STM side by side against the EF-M 55-200mm STM.  With my copies, the EF-S lens was noticeably sharper at the long end and basically the same at the wide end.  This is on top of also having more reach.  It was years ago, but the EF-M lens was purchased new and the EF-S lens was either used or refurbished, can't remember for sure.  Larry Rexley did a similar comparison a few months ago and came to the opposite conclusion.  As with most lenses, sample variation appears to be an issue.

Here is another way to look at it...  If you need 250mm of reach, you would need to crop the 32mp M6 II down to 20mp to get a similar field of view with the 55-200mm lens.  If you are using one of the 24mp bodies, this crop would drop you to 15mp.

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