This telephoto zoom lens is designed with Canon's Optical Image Stabilizer technology while retaining compactness and lightness, in response to demands of photographers. This high zoom ratio lens is equivalent to a focal length of 88-400mm in the 35mm format (when used on Canon EOS cameras compatible with EF-S lenses) and the image stabilizer effect equivalent to a shutter speed about 4 stops faster than the same size lens without Image Stabilizer. In other words, if the slowest shutter speed you could formerly hold a 250mm lens steadily was 1/250th of a second, with Canon's 4-stop stabilization correction, you could hand-hold at shutter speeds as slow as 1/15th of a second. It also uses a UD-glass lens element to correct chromatic aberration for excellent image quality throughout the zoom range.

User Reviews about Canon EF-S 55-250mm f 4-5.6 IS Image Stabilizer - Refurbished

This is a great lens that you can supplement with your 17-85mm lens. It's motion stable and takes the most perfect pictures every time. I recommend this lens to all photographers. -- Canon EF- 55-250mm

I got a great deal on this lens. The lens is just as good as new in both operation and pictures that it takes. I couldn't be happyier with both the deal and the lens...Thank you -- Canon Lens