£379 but with the £20 cash back it would make it £359
Top comments
snoopy18 to Kaos_KS
12 Jun 175#7
Put the £60 towards a 55-250mm, far better lens
James2505
12 Jun 174#18
It's a telephoto zoom lens which means it is mainly suited to taking photos of distant objects/animals etc. where you need to "zoom in", rather than being for general purpose photography.
However this particular lens is old and basic, it comes from a time when Canon's budget lenses were mostly rubbish.
There are several versions of the 55-250 lens mentioned but the second one (indicated by the II in the name) and the newer but more expensive STM version are both commonly available and can give great results. Compared to the 75-300 they are sharper but they also have the benefit of "image stabilisation" which means that the effects of camera shake are reduced. This is particularly relevant on a lens like this where even a tiny movement could cause blur.
All comments (47)
Stan
11 Jun 17#1
I am looking for a replacement for my non working 600d. This seems like it has the same kinda spec. Thanks for posting
Kaos_KS
11 Jun 17#2
Jessops have this with just the 18-55mm lens for £299 with the cash back. Not sure how much a 75-300mm lens would be. Probably more than £60.
snoopy18 to Kaos_KS
12 Jun 175#7
Put the £60 towards a 55-250mm, far better lens
ayeshasi
11 Jun 17#3
Isn't the same one for £319 in John Lewis?
Agharta to ayeshasi
11 Jun 171#4
You tell us!
ayeshasi
11 Jun 17#5
Yes!!!
ualla
12 Jun 172#6
I believe the difference with the currys deal is that you get an additional lens (75-300).
Wolf2010
12 Jun 17#8
I waited for this deal for about 2 months in till 29th may when I finally bought nikon d3400 from jessops with 18-55mm vr lense + nikon accessory kit + CEWE photo book voucher + £45 nikon cashback for £449.
Considering I had to buy a decent camera beforw 3rd June for my daughter's 1st b'day party.
I still think this is a better deal.
DAMNOME to Wolf2010
12 Jun 171#23
Has your daughter taken any good pics?
ayeshasi
12 Jun 171#9
thanks for that. didn't notice it. I ordered from JL, but will refund and purchase this now. thanks
Opening post
Top comments
However this particular lens is old and basic, it comes from a time when Canon's budget lenses were mostly rubbish.
There are several versions of the 55-250 lens mentioned but the second one (indicated by the II in the name) and the newer but more expensive STM version are both commonly available and can give great results. Compared to the 75-300 they are sharper but they also have the benefit of "image stabilisation" which means that the effects of camera shake are reduced. This is particularly relevant on a lens like this where even a tiny movement could cause blur.
All comments (47)
Considering I had to buy a decent camera beforw 3rd June for my daughter's 1st b'day party.
I still think this is a better deal.