What is a 55-250mm lens good for?

Compact, powerful telephoto zoom Taking you closer to the action, the EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM is the perfect companion for your EOS’s 18-55mm standard zoom lens, and ideal for wildlife, sports and travel photography. It combines powerful telephoto performance with great image quality and instinctive handling.

Is the Canon 55-250mm full frame?

The Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM is an APS-C Crop sensor Lens .. so while you could use it on a Full Frame body it isn’t designed for this and may not fit (check first) it will also only use a cropped portion of the camera sensor and resulting image .. Enjoy your Photography !

What makes the Canon EF-S 55-250mm F / 4.6 so good?

The EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM lens features one UD lens element that reduces chromatic aberration, helping to achieve excellent image quality with high resolution and contrast. The front element does not rotate, ensuring easy compatibility with accessories like polarizing filters, and full-time manual focus is available even while in AF mode.

How big is the Zoom on the EF-S 55-250mm?

The EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM lens has a compact design thanks to a new six-group zoom system that provides a maximum magnification of 0.29x at the telephoto end and a minimum focusing distance of 2.79 ft./0.85m throughout the zoom range.

Is the canon 55-250 a manual focus lens?

There are many reasons this 55-250 is among Canon’s best selling lenses. This 55-250 requires you to move a switch on the lens to get from auto to manual focusing; you can’t just grab the focus ring.

What kind of distortion does canon 55-250mm have?

Coma, or saggital coma flare, is when points of light in the corners turn into batwing-shaped blobs. This is often a problem with fast normal or wide lenses. I see none in this lens; it’s super sharp in the corners wide-open. The Canon 55-250 II has no visible distortion.