Looking for a lens

tnguyen600 · Dec 3, 2008

So i want to get another lens..im not sure which one though...

Canon 75-300mm f/4-5.6

Canon 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS

Canon 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

Right now, all i have are the starter lens and the 50mm f/1.8 lens. Which one should I go with? Is the image stabilizer that much better? I want a lens with a nice range.

turbocayenne · Dec 3, 2008

do not get 75-300mm for sure cuz i heard lots of bad reviews on that. Do you really need those telephoto lenses? because you don't really need those unless you shoot wildlife a lot.
Why don't u get one decent "walkaround" such as 17-85mm IS or 28-135mm IS

tnguyen600 · Dec 3, 2008

theres gonna be times where im gonna be around the city or parks or even a brotherhood event ie football game, where i want to get a nice close pic from a far distance..

shavedaccord · Dec 3, 2008

55-250 IS, kick *** lens. I used to have it. Once you shoot with an IS lens you'll never want to touch another non-IS again. And yes it does make that much of a difference.

hiddengamer7 · Dec 4, 2008

yea, out of those, get the 55-250 no doubt, it is in the same ballpark as the nifty fifty in terms of sharpness:dollar ratio

d1blet · Dec 7, 2008

i have the 75-300.

its meh. the need for a telephoto rarely arises personally, but if it does, i would have preferred something like the canon 70-200 f/4.