On 14 Oct 2004 at 20:38, J. C. O'Connell wrote: > Just because you need IS in lenses for the film bodies doesn't > mean there is no value in putting it in the DSLR bodies too > because in the DSLR every lens becomes IS not just a few special > and expensive models.
The system needs info regarding FL (at the very least) to determine the appropriate amount of offset to apply relative to the movement sensor in the body. So I would suggest that only some lenses would be suitable in any case. The Minolta "Anti-shake" mech looks pretty "shaky" to me, I wonder what the MTBF is, LOL http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Glossary/Optical/Anti-shake_01.htm http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/konicaminoltaa2/Images/asccd.jpg http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/konicaminoltaa2/Images/asmovie.mov Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
