Quote Originally Posted by amro.amrawy
.. i wanted to know if the 55-250mm IS is recommended for me or not ?? or to wait for the 55-250 IS II ?

As stated, if you need a telephoto zoom lens and have a limited budget, it's a good choice. If you do decide the lens is for you, don't wait for the MkII - the only differences are cosmetic (they altered it to save a little bit on production costs, which with the large numbers of that popular lens that Canon sells means significant profit). Optically, the original and MkII are identical.