"F. Craig Callahan" wrote:
> Michael Wood wrote:
> > Advantages of 28-135:
> > (snip)
> In light of the recent thread on bokeh, it occured to me to point out that with a
> maximum aperture ranging from f/3.5 to f/5.6 with the IS lens, you're not likely
> to get a very good background blur for portraits and other subjects except at the
> shortest focal lengths.
That's what an 85/1.8 is for! IS is sometimes better than a fast lens, but
not when you need to stop action or want shallow DOF. (On the other hand,
IS is much lighter and cheaper than 3 or 4 extra stops worth of glass!)
Jim
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