Customer Ratings & Reviews

i like the lens ,,,, umm i would like 1 that could shoot farther away but keeping price in mind this 1 will do for now,,, easy to use and it does reach pretty good

overall i find this lens to be of great quality. \

The lense is pretty big and unless you are trying to become a professional or are already one it is kind of hard to use. I like having the option of the larger lense, but we rarely use it.

Clear quality lens for my rebel camera. Zoom quality is great for the price and would recommend to a friend.

Great lens to use if youre on a tight budget. Definitely there are better lenses that do alot more for you, but for a good photographer with a steady hand or tripod this is great.

This lens does not rotate smoothly - does anyone else have this problem? The lens on my trusty old Minolta Maxuum 7000 35mm was so smooth it turned almost by itself (alright, it was CONSIDERABLY more expensive). The 75-300mm that comes with the Canon T2i is choppy and does not slide smoothly at all. Is it this one lens or is anyone else finding this issue? I don't have this problem on the shorter 18-55mm lens. Also, a lens lock would be nice to ensure the lens does not expand while carrying it. But if it continues to stick the way it does, I guess a lock isn't necessary as it won't slide open anyway.

This lens is OK for the price and Canon has a good reputation, but I must have gotten one of the few that gets by the quality control people. I noticed this lens being hard to rotate (zoom) when I first bought it, but it did not affect the pictures so I put up with it for a "few months" when I decided to send it in for warranty repair. Then I realized I had had it about 53 or 54 weeks--just out of warranty. I sent it in anyway to see if they would be a really good company and warranty the repair anyway. No such luck. They would repair it but it would cost almost as much as a new lens, so I said "send it back". A few weeks later a couple of what looked like nylon shims worked their way out of the barrel where one part rotates inside another. Guess I'm just having bad luck--the Rebel EOS XTi I am using it on has a flash with a mind of its own, flashing a lot without me taking pictures. Guess I'm spoiled. I used my old totally manual Minolta SLR for 35 years with only a few minor repairs. I would recommend the lens (and the camera), but I would tell them about my troubles with the ones I have.

I bought this len for my wife for Mother's Day since she stated that standard zoom did not allow her to get the close up shots she wanted. I found this item for a great price and we are both very pleased with it.

I purchased this lens after much research because I'd hoped it would be better than everyone was saying. It's not. Without Image Stabilization the photos turn out with a lot of noise. I have a pretty steady hand so I didn't think it would be a problem. I didn't use a tripod so the camera may be fine if you want to carry a tripod around all the time, but really, just spend an extra hundred dollars to get the 55-250mm lens with IS. You don't get as much distance but the IS is very helpful. The lens might be okay for beginners but I am glad I returned it.

Add to your EOS Rebel to have an all around perfect camera for portraits to landscapes.

This lens helps to assure u can capture those moments that are a little farther away

For beginners I recommend the Kit that comes with the rebels, a 50mm that sells for $85, and this zoom lens. For the Amateur, jump up to the better lens quality. But this lens is the same size 58mm as the kit, so all of the filters will be interchangable

Haven't used this lens very much yet, but so far it is what I expected: a good, inexpensive beginner's telephoto lens. Since it does not have IS, just like with all telephoto lenses, you must have a steady hand or use a tripod.

The camera is great, it is only to take pictures no videos. This camera looks like a professional one. I recommend this article.

Great zoom in capability; has a perfect fit to camera and works in sync with camera.

I bought this lens for my son’s soccer games. The close up are great. I am very happy with my lens.

bought for our grandaugher graduation from high school

OK lense for the money but I would definitely opt for the Image Stabilized (IS) version for a few dollars more. I am also having issues with sun spots in bright light with this lense so will be trying a lense hood (not included with it). Not a bad lense if you need an inexpensive zoom but clearly a case of "getting what you pay for".

I had to get and adapter for it but overall this product is amazing

It zooms in on everything. I can take pictures of movement.