Having bought a pack 700d with the STM 18 55 I needed a mandatory zoom. My choice was quickly turned to the advantage of the 55 250 Canon IS II .Here In the few reasons: -At Quality / price can not be better. -We Remain in the original brand with so a 100% compatibility. I had problems in the past with objectives-which was another brand (without wanting to quote it) .and that made me "buger" the case. - AF is impeccable and quite fast for this kind of Zoom - The stabilizer is also very good at all focal lengths and we avoid many "fuzzy" - The correct weight -To Conclude a super goal with a good dive, A Canon quality, Correct opening A finish that is comparable to the objective worth 2-3 times more. - -I Highly recommend it and thank Amazon for its seriousness .Controller Friday afternoon and received much I relay Thursday morning. Charly