"If you're new to photography: This is a great telephoto lens for the beginning photographer.Pictures are sharp all the way through focal range, and colors are true. Fast silent focusing.Very lightweight which makes it easier to use and carry around all day. The image stabilization has been great.

We bought this item for our daughter-in-law for Christmas. Cameta Camera was great getting this to us before Christmas and they were speedy in communicating with us by email. My daughter-in-law is exceptionally happy with the purchase!

Bought this as a "starter" lens with my new Canon 7D Mk2 and have not been disappointed. Allows me to learn with the camera and I have been surprised with the image quality. Got it with £20 refund from Canon and as such, its a snip.

This lens s a great all-rounder. I am using it on a Canon EOS 80D. The optics are really sharp. It is light and relatively compact given the 250mm zoom capability. Good for macro closeup shots from approx 0.8M away so you can photograph insects and flowers without being right on top of them and great for general photography or to zoom in on animals or to bring distant scenery closer. The IS Image Stabilisation is really effective for hand held shots. The auto Focus (AF) is super quick and the manual twist zoom action is very direct, if not entirely smooth. The AF can be overriden for manual focus, which works OK, however it is by wire and and the twist action is a little bit indirect. The price on special at the Good Guys was unbeatable and made this lens a no-brainer as it made it a great value lens. I am very happy with this lens and interchange it with a Canon 18-135mm IS Nano USM lens for a good overlap in lens sizes. Bottom line is I am very happy with this lens and my purchase fr...

Perfect for what I needed it for, Great product

Amazing quality and overall value for money. This lens is 100% worth every cent. - The STM motor is quite, fast and accurate - IS is extremely stable - Sharp focused areas with nice blurred backgrounds - Nice design and build quality I would highly recommend it to any amateur - semi professional...

The camera is of good quality and take super quality photos. It is very easy to use and adopt very good with the weather conditions where you use it.

Easy to use, Compact, Build quality, Battery life, Screen size

I bought this lens a month ago and have used it at a few live events, very impressed with the results, even without a tripod. The auto-focus is quiet too. Great lens.

I bought this lens to use with the SL2 camera body to keep size/weight down for carrying around on the camera or in a bag. I didn't expect much from a lens I bought used for $125 but I have been very pleasantly surprised.

Good build quality, very good sharpness and IQ, punches way above its price point

AF is not the best for focus speed

The lens seems to be as advertized. Now let's see how it performs as I travel in Europe this summer