> http://www.moose395.net/tips/2000.html
>
> Moose Peterson is a famous Nikon photographer. I stumbled onto his site
and was reading his tips. In one of the tips on the above page, Moose
really pans IS, stating that it is not necessary if you use correct
technique (I believe it was writtern before Moose got his own Nikon VR
lens.) Thus, IS really isn't handy. (I agree with regards to the 600 IS,
who the heck is going to hand-hold that, the 28-135 or 70-200 may be
different cases, though)
>
> But the interesting part of the tip is that Moose basically states that
people who go to Canon because of IS are losing out because the metering on
the Nikon F5 is so much superior. I am curious if anyone here has done a
comparison between Nikon and Canon metering.
>
So basically his 2 cents on IS can be summed up as: "I've never used it,
but it sux. NIKON 4EVER!!!!!!" It seems like he dismisses it out of hand
as a tool for sloppy photographers, which of course is a little bit of
pot-kettle-black, since his F5 has an RGB meter--a crutch for lazy
photographers if I ever saw one! ;) (Just kidding!) Plus, I don't know
who he shoots with that has to jump through "hoops" to get proper exposures
with Canon equipment--even me with my lowly Elan 7 can manage that fairly
often!
Besides, doesn't he know that by going with Nikon, he's missing out on the
light weight and easy handling of Wal-Mart brand disposable cameras? =D
--Alex
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