Comparing Telephoto Lens

Hey people!

I heard that some of you want to learn more about the difference between the 70-200mm and 55-250mm lens. In this post, i shall share with you the photos taken using both the lens. Of course, I will let you be the judge. Surprisingly, it is easy to identify which photo suffers a poorer image quality. Read on to know more!

 

EF 70-200mm f/4L USM

EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

55-250mm

The 55-250mm lens serves to be a good walk-around lens. Just weighing at 390g, it provides the accessibly that all photographers wish for. Unfortunately, as we come closer to the verdict, you will realise how the image quality actually suffers. But be rest assured that what you get from the 70-200mm(which will be shown after this), is what you are really paying for.

CLICK THE PICTURES FOR 100% VIEW. Notice as you zoom to max focal length at 250mm, the aperture stops down to f5.6. That’s half the amount of light coming through the lens as compared f-stop at f/4!! To compensate that, I will have to increase the ISO to 800 for a steadier shot. One thing to happy about is that it has the IS capability, which allows me to shoot at 1/50sec without a question. However, to ensure fairness, test shots are taken on a tripod.

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70-200mm

Now for the 70-200mm lens. This lens is a non-IS version and the photos are taken (both the top and current photos) on seperate days. Notice that this lens stays constant at f/4, no matter how much you zoom. If i were to use 55-250mm to shoot this photo, i would only have 1/200sec when shooting at f/5.6. Therefore this lens has a strong advantage over the consumer lens, 55-250. The 100% crop is also impressive, where all the fine details are beautifully recorded. So, like what i said, you are getting what you are paying for.

Hope this review acts as a complementary part to the video, and if you have any comments or enquires to ask, feel free to drop me an email or post a comment. I will definitely get back to you shortly. =D