Zoom lens recommendation for Canon Rebel 2ti (Page 2): Oh yes, photographing soccer from the sidelines requires nimbleness on the part of the photographer.

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

Architect1776 wrote:

Totally agree.
NO monopod is needed.
Make sure you get the IS USM II Version.
Quick to focus and has a stable image

Oh yes, photographing soccer from the sidelines requires nimbleness on the part of the photographer.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

RKwasi wrote:

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Canon 70-300 IS II nano is a no brainer ! It is a pleasure to use without support (no monopod) and it is sharper than the 55-250.
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Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

imagemeister wrote:

Canon 70-300 IS II nano is a no brainer ! It is a pleasure to use without support (no monopod) and it is sharper than the 55-250.
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miked46 Loc: Winter Springs, Florida

I used the 55-250 and I found it to be the perfect setup as the additional lens for the T2i

miked46 Loc: Winter Springs, Florida

I owned the 55-250 for the T2i and it was excellent as the additional lense.

Cyber Digest

The 55-250 will work really well.

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

When I had a 18-270mm and a 75-300mm for my Rebel, I found myself using the latter, despite its reputation - because I really wanted the extra small amount of reach despite its weaknesses.

BlueMorel Loc: Southwest Michigan

I second the 55-250mm lens. I bought it for my t2i for the the extra reach and it fits my budget. I bought it used from B&H for about $150. It doesn't seem any heavier than the kit 18-55 lens the camera came with. As someone said, make sure it's the USM version.

khorinek

Gifted One wrote:

There is the 70-300 Canon that can be found refurbished and many in the used market. They can be found very affordable. I used that lens on T2i to shoot swimming evens for Grand Daughter. Lots of used Sig & Tamron in 50-500, 150-500 and of course current 150-600.

Lots of great used equipment out there. Shop hard and smart.

J. R.

I too recommend the Canon 70-300. It is a very good lens. There are two models, the version I and version II. I have the version I, It is a very good lens. If you are comfortable buying on ebay you can find them fairly reasonable. Here's an example:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Canon-EF-70-300mm-f-4-5-6-AF-IS-USM-Lens/133179191494?epid=99723043&hash=item1f021930c6:m:msAWeGayucCb2CvLec5vXGw

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

RKwasi wrote:

Thanks for the replies...

I'm thinking I should recommend the 55-250 f/4-5.6 IS STM to my nephew.

The 70-300mm F/ 4.0-5.6 IS II USM would certainly be step up from that, but with the larger zoom range using a full frame lens on an APS-C body I think he might need a monopod/tripod to photograph his kids playing soccer.

All that might overwhelm and hinder his wanting to take photos, coming from the simple use of an iPhone.

No, the lens is stabilized and you are somehow not understanding the difference between a full frame lens and a lens manufactured for a crop camera. As far as performance is concerned there is no difference full frame, crop frame means nothing as far as motion blur etc is concerned. The 70-300 is the better lens for what he is wanting to do and it can be purchased at a reasonable price especially if he considers the used market.

The difference between a full frame lens and a APS-C lens is that the image created by the APS-C lens will not fully cover the full frame sensor, that allows for the manufacturer to produce lenses at a lower cost for these cameras. It makes no difference to the image quality other than it won't cover the full frame sensor.

300mm is not nearly as long as you seem to think it is, I have done a lot of handheld of moving objects with 600mm lenses with excellent results.

Blair Shaw Jr Loc: Dunnellon,Florida

RKwasi wrote:

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The 55 to 250mm kit lens is affordable and light weight and quite manageable. I still use mine on my T3 and it works well. KEH has them for approx. $86.00 currently and used for even lower.

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

RKwasi wrote:

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In the future you will get better replies if you include more detail. Such as instead of "He doesn't want to spend a whole lot" "He has a budget on no more than $200.00" For some $100.00 is a lot for others $1,000.00 is the low end of what they might expect to spend.

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

khorinek wrote:

I too recommend the Canon 70-300. It is a very good lens. There are two models, the version I and version II. I have the version I, It is a very good lens. If you are comfortable buying on ebay you can find them fairly reasonable. Here's an example:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Canon-EF-70-300mm-f-4-5-6-AF-IS-USM-Lens/133179191494?epid=99723043&hash=item1f021930c6:m:msAWeGayucCb2CvLec5vXGw

I recently sold my Canon 70-300 version 1 and struggled with the decision, but it was redundant and wasn’t getting a lot of body time. It and the also mentioned version 2 are both excellent performers for the money.

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

47greyfox wrote:

I recently sold my Canon 70-300 version 1 and struggled with the decision, but it was redundant and wasn’t getting a lot of body time. It and the also mentioned version 2 are both excellent performers for the money.

On the version 1 the front element turns during focusing, for that reason alone I would avoid that lens if possible because it makes a cpl more difficult to use. I honestly believe that the 70-300 is superior to the 55-250 in both build quality and Image quality.

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

RKwasi wrote:

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The Canon EF-S 55-250mm IS "STM" is a good lens at reasonable price. The STM or "stepper motor" version is faster focusing than the "II" version. He'll want that faster focusing, trying to shoot sports.

Also good is the EF 70-300mm IS "USM"... either the original version or the "II". Both use USM or "ultrasonic" focusing drive, which is even faster than STM.

AVOID the EF 75-300mm "III".... It's Canon's cheapest telephoto zoom, uses slow micro motor focus drive, doesn't have "IS" image stabilization and doesn't have particualarly good image quality.

A lot more expensive... any of the Canon 70-200mm L-series lenses are superb. So are either of the two versions of the Canon 100-400mm L.