CANON EF-M 55-200 mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM Telephoto Zoom Lens
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Price: £299.00
Brand: Canon
10/18/2019
Description: Perfect for sports and wildlife, the Canon EF-M 55-200 mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM Telephoto Zoom Lens lets you zoom right in on the action. You get steady video and sharp images throughout the zoom range thanks to built-in image stabilisation. You won't spook your subject either thanks to near-silent STM focusing. Plus, it's easy to make quick adjustments with the manual focus ring.
Category: Accessories
Merchant: Currys PC World
Product ID: 10150990
Delivery time: 1 to 3 days
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EAN: 4549292009873
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Author: Spacer
Rating: 5
Review: This is an excellent little lens which adds telephoto capability to the EOS-M system, nicely complementing the existing line up. As far as price is concerned, now that early adopters have paid their premium it has settled down to about 85% of the price of its 11-22mm EF-M cousin, perhaps a little higher in relative terms than the EF-S DSLR equivalents but there isn’t a truly equivalent focal length and lens quality pair to compare with. It is considerably more expensive than the EF-S equivalent lens in absolute terms, but you only have to think about the relevant market sizes to realise why. Canon’s M system is, so far, low volume in comparison to its DSLR system, especially outside the Far East. It’s also a little slower than the EF-S equivalent with a maximum aperture of f/6.3 at the long end compared to f/5.6, but the difference (one-third of a stop) is really neither here nor there. It has a plastic lens mounting ring (not metal like other EF-M lenses) and the outer skin of the lens is also plastic, rather than metal, although it appears to have exactly the same high quality final finish coating. Canon state that the internal construction of the lens is metal – and I have no intention of disassembling mine to check! It is silky smooth in operation. The front element doesn’t rotate on focussing, making filter use easier, and I see no signs of focus creep so far. The question of the durability of plastic lenses is vexed. The owner of a major lens hire company is on record that his business has seen no evidence that plastic mounts are more susceptible to damage than metal ones, and points out that many mounts that people think are metal are in fact plastic. (The mount is an internal component, distinct from the flange ring.) Indeed he has some reason to believe that plastic mounts are preferable in repair terms, because they break under mistreatment before other components are damaged in addition. There is anecdotal comment online that plastic flanges wear more than metal ones when subject to constant lens changes over many years. I have used a mixture of plastic and metal flanged Canon lenses over many years and have never experienced this. Indeed I had at least one Canon film SLR with a plastic body ring that came to no harm. Personally, I suspect that anyone giving their camera and lenses that much punishment is probably better served by the pro or semi-pro sectors of the market and not by the M series anyway. In common with other EF-M lenses, the lens doesn’t carry IS or AF/MF switches – these facilities are controlled in software. Whether that’s inconvenient is a personal decision. The functions can be put on the customised My Menu screen if necessary, accessible by one button press. I rarely use the switches even on my L-series DSLR lenses. Undoubtedly, this lens doesn’t have the build quality, maximum aperture and handling of an L lens. But it’s nearest L equivalent is four times the price and four times the weight, so that’s hardly surprising. If you are using or planning to use, the EOS-M system as the system it is designed to be – a Compact System Camera – this lens is an excellent addition to your gear bag. A compact, light, neat and attractive telephoto lens. If you are actually using an M body as a vehicle for EF-S or EF lenses via an adaptor, then there are plenty of other options, but you have sacrificed the portability and easy handling capabilities of a CSC. If I were looking for a compact backup body to a high end EOS system I’d go to the x00D series. I haven’t had the lens long enough to comment fully on its optical qualities. My initial impressions are good for this market point (i.e. non-L, but above kit). If I have reason to revise that opinion, I’ll post back.
Author: MidnightPumpkin
Rating: 3
Review: Sadly, this is a bit of a disappointment. Canon really don't seem to be trying with the M mount lens line and it shows here. The build quality is fine (not going into the plastic mount debate), feels good in the hand and the focus / zoom rings are lovely and smooth but it just lacks optical finesse especially at maximum zoom (funnily enough, zoom focus images don't look as bad on the EOS M, but the new sensor on the EOS M3 does highlight the optical shortcomings a bit!) Focusing speed is ok on single point AF, but moving to servo / tracking even on the only very lightly improved EOS M3, is woeful and was none more evident when trying to photograph relatively slow moving cars on the street stages of the Wales Rally GB. I'd say one shot in five was in focus. Landed up resorting to the kit 18-55 lens which landed up being quicker (although had to crop photos in editing later on). It's not a lens I'd have if the choice were mine but, the Tamron 18-200 for CSC's which I have for the EOS M, isn't compatible with the EOS M3. The Tamron offering also optically better and not too shabby on focusing either. It's a shame as we want small lenses for compactness but this Canon offering falls short and isn't a patch on their EF-M 22 or EF-M 11-22 offerings in both focus speed and image quality. If you have an EOS M3, you may want to consider getting a lens mount adaptor and purchasing the larger EF-S 55-250mm lens (Canon have released a firmware update for the EOS M3 that speeds up a well known slow focus issue when that lens is attached to the EOS M3). It's all down to preference and I think you'd best be served by really doing a lot more digging on this lens to see if it's the right choice for or not for you. There are some glowing reviews out there and some not so......