Loving the re-review reviews! Lots of older lenses out there that hold up quite well.

The Canon 55-250mm is my favorite lens. I bought mine refurbished directly from Canon for $99 and it producing amazing high quality images.

Interested in seeing what the R7 could do with the EF-S 17-55 f/2.8. Great video as always

The sheer existence of this test is an indictment of Canon's APSC policy.

Thank you for this update Christopher! Keep'em coming! God bless.

I had the older version of this lens, the IS II for my EOS 90D, which has the same 32 MP sensor. Especially zoomed in, the softness was easily noticeable even by someone like me. That's when I gave in to my inner evil, and got the 70-300mm L lens. It's my first L lens, and boy oh boy is it fantastic!

I still using that 700d and 55-250 lens,and the lens it's can do for portrait,macro, sports and street photography pretty much everything (daylight), results not amazing,not super sharp but it's still really good, it's also cheap...and beast for blur background

Dude I'm so glad you managed to find a new way to review all the lenses in the world again. I really loved it and I promise I'll see everything you post again.

I suspect that this lens, like many, has a fair bit of variability in the manufacture. My copy is probably somewhat of a golden sample. It's one of my sharpest lenses, outperforming a few lenses that, according to various tests, should be sharper. Or maybe the copy tested here is a poor one.

I adapted this lens onto my Canon R6 Mark II and it’s amazing. Being a crop sensor lens, the R62 automatically crops the full frame sensor. The STM motor works great with mirrorless autofocus.

I have been very impressed with this lens on my M6 mark II, with its 32 MP sensor very similar to that in the R7. I don't think it's soft in the centre, and I really like it for larger wildlife, like polar bears. I recently bought the R7 with RF glass, but you're persuading to spring for the EF-RF adaptor to keep using this lens.

This lens also works incredibly well on the 90D. I was having soft issues with my more expensive lenses until I realised that 90D only really works with post 2009 lenses and this one was released in 2013 so is brilliant. I bought it for £150 back in 2016 and now it sells on Amazon for £309 because it's just such a great lens. I would recommend using this with a flash for indoor wedding photography to be able to use the f8 aperture.

This lens is one of my all time faves. My copy was sharp wide open

I wish I could find this lens in out market, it's so beautiful 😍

I am the owner of this lens, and in general I would not say that the center of the image is so soft wide open. On the contrary, it is quite sharp. Some kind of defect lens you have, honestly

I miss that lens! It performed really well when paired with my old 80D!

Love these re-reviews!

i had this lens and the m50 mki for a few days and the images were amazing, surprisingly amazing and the contrast was amazing with the m50, even now i look compared to my L lenses and it's still look good

So glad I chose the much smaller, slightly shorter, slightly darker 55-210 RF. It's way better, based on your review. And this STM is quite expensive used.

On my 77d, I always liked this lens...bought after your original view. I always found it sharper than a lens of this price/size should be! I miss it's light and compact size.

Yes! Been waiting for this one. Thanks!

Lots of people rave about the sharpness of the 55-250 STM, but I think it's a dog on my M50. Not sure if I have a bad copy, but like you said, you have to go to f8 to get anything sharp out of it at longer lengths (which is where it primarily will be used), which makes it almost unusable in anything other than good day light. It's so bad I might end up taking the 70-300 mk1 away travelling with me. The whole reason I bought the 55-250 was for its small size and weight! EDIT : other people are saying that they are getting good results - I imagine this cheaper lens probably suffers massively from sample variation...

Thanks for the re-review! I have this lens on my R7 and was wondering how it compared to the new Canon RF-S 55-210mm f/5-7.1 IS STM. I watched both of your reviews back-to-back and decided the new lens is not improved enough to replace my EF-S 55-250mm IS STM lens. Slightly better image quality but a reduced zoom range and a smaller maximum aperture doesn't make jump up and proclaim "I must have it." I'll save me tuppence for a more compelling lens. 🤠

I have loved some the shots I've been able to get with this lens on my M50 MKII 7 32.5mp Canon M6 MKII! Great overall lens.

These RE-reviews of EF lenses on newer Canon R cameras is interesting as well helpful !! Would love to see a review of the Canon EF 300 2.8 IS mk 1 on a R7 or R5 . Keep up the good work/s 👍🏻🙂

Current used price for this in the US is well under $100! A bargain with the understanding that a slow lens shines in daytime sunny locations. I'm in the market for a used 70-300 nano which will have a little more reach and build quality but may not improve image quality.

I had this lens for a couple years Awesome lens

Thanks for the review. These are very informative for us trying to decide whether to move from an SLR with EF-S lenses (like the 90D). It'd be super helpful if you decided to try some third party lenses as well, like the Tamron 18-400 or Sigma 18-300. Cheers?

I got mine off ebay for $95, had it for three months and it works amazingly well.

This is great! I'm looking at getting the R7 body (no longer considering the RP) and coming from the old DSLR Rebel T5i with the EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Lens AND the EF-S 55-250mm featured here, it's great to see your Re-review for the 55-250. It was an impulse buy 10 years ago when I purchased it and it's great to see it's still somewhat useful when stopping down. I would love to see a Re-review on the 18-55mm as I'm considering on keeping those lenses, along with the 50mm EF f1.8 I purchased years later. Keep up the great work with the Re-reviews!

I had almost bought this lens for my M50. The Canon guy had told me that the 70-300mm was sharper and I got that one and I am still pleased with the purchase.

Like a few others here, I do use this lens with my M6II. Before this I was using a 24mp 200D and the images I got on that cam with this lens was so sharp wide open both at 55mm and 250mm. I do agree maybe the 32.5mp of my M6II (and the R7) pushes this lens a bit too far coz I did notice my images becoming a bit softer, but I'm also inclined to agree that there's definitely sample variations coz my images are not as soft as the ones here. Still, a great re-review Chris! I'll continue using this till I save up enough for a 70-300 or 100-400 L lens :)

I have an old version of this lens adapted to my R7 and have a lot of fun with it. Haven't tested it but being a lens I had from a previous camera the chance keeping it alive it's great

I’m surprised how soft this was!! It always performed well when I adapted it to my M6 Mark II, so I wonder if this was a soft copy? Oh well. I sold it long again and have no intention of buying one again.

I would love to see you retest the Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di VC USD which you tested quite long ago and gave a very positive review, I have been using the lens for the last 2 years and it has been amazing, but I don't really have a great point of comparison since that's the only long telephoto lens I've used. I would also love to you test it again with a more modern canon R camera since I still use a DSLR and would like to see how it would fair on a mirrorless camera if I ever chose to upgrade in the future (I'm not really planning that though).

Fantastic walkaround lens with the R7 with a raynox R 150 or R 250 for real macro/small mamals/nearby birds and landscapes/plants. I haven´s yet found a lens this versatile with a low weight and with the same sharpnes to fit my R7 (and my raynox lenses). It´s my No 1 choise when i want to walk around lightweight and be able to shot always anything (but wide angle shots).

Thanks for reviewing this lens again on the R7.

Thanks for the video Chris. I bought this as part of a budget beginner wildlife kit along with a 40d. Not too fancy but less than $200 total and it makes a great training setup. The strong part of this lens to me is that it is well built for how light and plastic it is and they can be found for around $110 used. The autofocus seems really fast and precise for birds using a single AF point. Just instantly snaps into focus and it can even work around a few twigs. Now that I have my gateway drug I am looking at a 7dm2 or maybe even an R7 so it’s very helpful to know how this lens does with higher megapixel sensors.

SWEET! This is probably my favorite lens.

I have this lens adapted onto my 24 megapixel m50, and I've never had any problems with a lack of sharpness. I've taken many good pictures with it. Maybe it's the jump to 32 megapixels that's the problem

I really miss this lens from my Canon DSLR days. It performed amazingly and gave me all of my best shots. A little sad to say but ive yet to find a fuji lens that offered the same level of price performance that this one did. Fuji lenses are EXPENSIVE 😭

The 55-250 lens of the latest STM version is the crown of technology, a very serious lens with a light weight. Competitors and canon itself have no modern analogues of this quality. It resolves 24 megapixels of the matrix, it does this even at maximum zoom. Photos from him can be cropped in a 1000 mm crop and posted on social networks, they will be very sharp. (the main thing to understand is that at a distance of more than one kilometer, the air itself will spoil the picture - this is physics! ) Moreover, it has a 1.4 converter from kenko hd, so the optics are so seriously resolved that the installation of this teleconvector does not spoil the final picture, a good convector + optics resolves with a margin. I also like that he starts twisting the side at 250 mm, like a Russian Gelius.

Would love to see canon Ed’s 17-55 2.8 on R7. Thanks Chris

The lens i use for my motorsports photography! Good lens, though I've seen its weakness in situations where i have to use max zoom. Aside from the obvious auto aperture adjustment that makes things underexposed, it's not as sharp as compared to using its mid focal lengths.. it also vignettes.

I have this lens shortly bought after it's release - its my go-to zoom onto my EOS 40D/50D, still.

Old lens: 5:28 vs. New Lens: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eZtmbNurzZuyZJ8.html Scary how Canon manages to continually improve their budget lenses. 10 years ago the EF-S 55-250 IS STM was one of the best kit lenses ever made, I think an argument could be made it would still outperform the new RF-S 55-210 IS STM at the longest focal length given the extra 40mm of telephoto reach, but the new RF-S 55-210 certainly appears to be much more useful across its zoom range.

It might unfortunately be a long while before I get to explore the R series...but until then, my 55-250 STM unit is still giving me great results on my EOS M6 :)

Thank you for this amazing review!

Grate!!! I asked you this test...thank you!

Love your reviews Christopher. It is marvellous that they always focus on the equipment, not on you! This last review confused me a bit though, you pretty much raved about this lens in 2014 on a 20Mp camera, but now are saying that based on your 32Mp tests that it would likely be pretty mediocre on 20Mp...? I always wonder too about target image testing such as that which you now do. Does such testing not constrain the distance to target and thus perhaps indicate somewhat different performance from real world tests at different focal distances. Were your older reviews of the brick building done in real outdoor conditions or were they also of a target - also, if they were outdoors, was focus distance different from those done with your current test target? Overall though, really do enjoy and trust your reviews. Thank you for the great work!

Just as a speed booster narrows the picture from full frame to APS-C, a 1.4 converter widens the EF-S picture to full frame size. And also: the 1.4 converter does not stick out to damage the mirror. Only: Canon's and Sigma's converters stick out on the front, so that you still have to remove, widen or replace the plastic disk, but Kenko's converter does not stick out on either side. And the modern Canon R cameras regognize the Canon and Sigma (but not my Tamron!) EF-S lenses as APS-C and force a 1.6 crop. No way getting around it, as far as I know.

The only man I trust for lens reviews , the consistency and straightforward nature is priceless, god bless. Would love to see the new Samyang 35-150 tested against the tamron.

We use this on the Fuji X H2 and it's pretty sharp, I'm not getting that blur at 55mm.

I think a re-review of the Canon EF-40mm pancake lens would be very interesting!

I've used this lens extensively on my M6 mkii for taking insects and butterflies. I've had some great results. As a pairing, the combo weighs very little. One of the strongpoints of this lens, for me, is the minimum focus range of around 0.85m, perfect for butterflies.

We want a video about the Sigma 50-100mm lens on a Canon R7

Before upgrading to Canon RP, I had Tokina 11-16mm F2.8 and Sigma 17-50mm F2.8. I would like to see Christ do re-review on the R7. Now, I am still keeping the Tokina 11-16mm as I still don't have the budget for the RF 16mm lens.

Rhanks for testing ef lenses on r7. Waiting for a 70-300

Because of you I decided to buy this lens for $100. Best money I ever spent.

I must have a great copy because it's ridiculously sharp on my m6ii. I have two minor gripes. It occasionally hunts, or even fails to find focus for no apparent reason and vignetting at 5.6.

I don't know, sharpness seems fairly average to me. But I really don't like the rendering, lackluster stabilisation and the lack of luminosity, and that's much more important to me.. in comparison, the EF-S 10-18 is superb

This is a great starter lens for people just getting into telephoto. I used to recomend it to people all the time.

Great lens for its price, size and funtional zoom range. No need to use this at f4 anyway when it works its best and sharpest at f5.6. STM and IS functions also a great plus for video work. Still a great lens for the price 10years on.

I own this lens and I got it paired with my canon m6 ii I get crazy sharpness from it for bird photography

I took this lens to Africa in 2019. On my M6mkii, I took hundreds of pictures through our moving minibus windows and most were keepers. For the money and the weight, you won't find a better lens for a Canon APSC camera. I hope that the new RF-S 55-210mm f/5-7.1 IS STM is not considered to be a replacement for this lens.

Could you do a rereview for the Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM?

I like this lens. Currently I have an R7 and use a sigma 17-50 and canon rf 100-400 for going out for either landscape or wildlife, but I keep the 55-250 as a dedicated macro lens with extension tubes (20mm default). But I know it would make a great lens on its own if I was just going out with one lens not knowing what I might want to shoot.

Hello Christopher. Thank you very much for your excellent videos! I'm excited about the different camera-lens combinations you've already tested. I shoot with a Canon R5 and am thinking about getting a Canon EF 28-300 L. Have you had any experience with this combination or could you even make a video about it? In any case, I would be very happy about it. Thanks a lot - keep up the good work!

This was a great rereview. I have still have a Canon 70D and my EF-S 55-250mm. Any opinion on which would be a better upgrade? Getting the Canon R7 or upgrading the lens to a Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8? Used they're the same price right now.

it works fine on my x-h1(with an adapter) as well, with no visible vignetting

As an amateur for many years starting with a Canon 70d then 80d and finally a 6d ii three years ago and owning many lens for street and indoor photography I have, thanks to you learned quite a lot from your in-depth videos from way back in 2015 until today. So it is good to see you back ( even though you review Nikon as well..! ) I wanted to know what you would recommend in the the way of Canon R cameras as i am confused by the variety of models that Canon has thrown at the market in the last few years. I finally realised that mirror less ( I’m 61 nearing 62 ) is the way to go not just for weight so it would be great if you mentioned a few R models. I glad you still include really important information regarding how an image should look corner to corner as well as in the centre. I could never get all the details with my 80d hence my upgrade to full frame but now it’s time to switch again. Looking forward to many more videos from you out of glorious Wales!

fantastic lens to pick up second hand

Very curious how the features and handling compare to the other tele options for RF mount. Was hoping you would do a comparison. Absolute resolution isn’t everything, for me at least. On that note you say you are disappointed by the results but what other lens has sharper images for the same size and price?

I'm about to buy my first lens Chris! Your videos have been so helpful for getting to know the best lenses for my SL3. I need something great for low light conditions, mostly getting photos of a dj. Thinking of getting the canon 17-55mm f2.8 after watching your 9 year old comparison of 4 zoom lenses. I really like the ancient 17-35mm 2.8L too though and I have been considering a canon 10-22mm efs f3.5 for wide angles, can be had for $220 right now. Not sure if the f3.5 will let enough light in though. Camera is a SL3, I know you get a ton of comments but you are the best in the game, if you have any advice/reccomended videos of yours I haven't dug up yet I would love to hear your opinions! With your advice I know i can be one of the best event photog's in my area. Forgive me for not directly commenting on the content in this video, i'll play it on repeat at .25x speed to make up for my discretion. Cheers to you! Edit: Ok i ran it for 3 hours and in that time I picked up a canon 17-55m f2.8 for $350 in good condition

any r7 anything video is great! Im struggling with an EF 70-300 and 70-400 f4 L in the miami heat lol

I have this on my 70D and get some good results

Amazing review as usual chris ❤ which one is better lens this efs 55-250 or the new RFs 55 210 ? As prescribed the old one have wide aperture and more reach

Yes it has wobbly if u shake it due to its Optical stabilization on the lens hehe

18-55 IS looking forward to be re-reviewed 😂

Strange that during re-review the same lens became a little bit soft. Is it the camera body to blame or the copy of the lens is different?

My fav lens of all time, too bad no good on my full frame :(

Still waiting for old school sigma 17-50 2.8 + r7 combo 😘

If one could find this used for say 100€, its a great lens still!

Great review - sounds like a true bargain at the price, even if it's a little limited.

I put a efs 18-135mm f3.5 /5.6 stm to my eos m6 mark ii that has 32,5 megapixels sensor.. and it cant handle the big megapixels sensor hahaha except for video.. its quite sharp

Great review! How does this lens perform with R7’s focus tracking in dynamic situations? Is it effective/fast enough?

Hope you can do the test with Tamron 18-400mm on R7.

It'll be nice if there is some review on canon TCs.

You know its strange.. how many different reviews there are that do not agree. Little things "very sharp" vs " not that sharp you will notice". Be nice if every lens was made exactly the same yet they are not. Then the cameras.. that plays a huge part then the person blah blah blah. But I just got it new for $145. Very sharp.. for me

Can you re-test this on M50 Mark ii or any new 24mp Canon and compare against 32mp...you may get surprising results

Hi, which do you recommend between Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS II USM or EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM? I don't have money for an L version :(

Pictures from this lens looks better than we can see in tests. Anyway If you compare it to RF100-400, RF wins.

I got this lens for my canon R50 for 65 pounds and is using with meike adapter. The autofocus is so slow and pictures are not sharp

sir, how about comparing with rfs55-210?

1:45 How do you do that HD shot? Insane!! 🔥

I love this lens.. new to cameras. Mine is allot sharper.. no clue why though

Which lens would you recommend as a direct replace for this if you were upgrading to an R7?

Is it normal to hear noises coming from the lens when attached to the camera? I originally had this lens bought second hand for my 200d , yes it’s a decent lens but not a favourite. I’ve now got the R7 and was shocked to see you try it on here lol so it gave me a little confidence to keep the lens. But the noises it makes when attached worries me , is this normal ? It happens when trying to focus and when the camera is stationary it’s just making weird noises .

32mp sensors keep decrowning the kings of aps-c! too bad, I was hoping for this one to hold its own

I'm pretty disappointed with the image quality of this lens. Tried doing some light wildlife photography with it the other day and a lot of the pictures were soft or out of focus. Even at f8 it's not that sharp and the AF isn't the best either