Originally posted by flippedgazelle Just the kind of answer I like - short and to the point!
I had figured the 55-300 was better, but another opinion can be helpful.
OK, the 55-300 is better.
To elaborate; at the same FL's, the 55-300 is contrastier, with better colour accuracy and is about 1/2 stop faster. My 55-300 is also sharper than the superzoom, most especially at the long end and wide open (max aperture being very important with these slow lenses). The 55-300 is significantly longer, because the 18-250 is an internal focus design and loses range at less than infinity focus, all the way down to 135mm at min focus.
The 18-250 is an amazing all-rounder, but the 55-300 kicks its butt as a telephoto lens.
Last edited by audiobomber; 10-11-2009 at 08:47 AM.