A powerful zoom that avoids changing zoom depending on what you want to photograph, it serves Swiss Army knife, it can make nice portrait pictures as far personally I had long hesitated to buy 1 in 55-250 Besides my 18-55 but change the zoom when you want to take pictures of the moment is not recommended and should travel with a suitcase to take pictures with several goals! I am very happy occurs, caution though there was a slight distortion of the image when it is thoroughly but nothing too bad!