> From: "Tom DelRosario" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Thus, IS really isn't handy. (I agree with regards to the 600 IS, who the heck is
>going to hand-hold that,
As the user of the EF600/4L IS, I can assure that, while I don't hand hold it, IS is
very useful on this lens. It is often used poked out a vehicle window or in conditions
where locking it down on a heavy tripod is otherwise not fully practical. In any
event, at high magnification, there is no such thing as a "rock-steady" tripod. The
only way to ensure sharpness with magnifications of 12X and up is to use an additional
support under the camera body.
This is extremely tedious and difficult in the field . . . usually impossible for
fidgety subjects. IS results in more "keepers" even with lenses that are never meant
to be hand held.
--
Terry Danks
Nova Scotia, Canada
Wildlife & Nature Photography
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/danksta/home.htm
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