> As conviced of the usefulness of IS as I am, I have had precious
little success
> getting birds in flight
> with the 300/2.8 IS. More experimentation is required perhaps but,
so far, I
> have not found it at all useful for
> this purpose.
>
> --
> Terence A. Danks
This example was taken with a non-IS hand-held 500.
http://www.st-abbs.fsnet.co.uk/framed_oysters.htm
It can be done, but it needs a steady stance and (personally) I prefer
manual focus for less surprises. The biggest problem besides focus is
smooth panning. If those are not there I doubt the IS would help
much. I keep both eyes open.
The 200 is more apt for less nervous birds than oystercatchers. But
it would have to be black: I have one stupid-white lens and I'm not
paying more good money for something the wrong colour. (Wrong colour
for wildlife photography that is)
BobT
PS: any "boffins" out there know the scientific reason for the red
ring round the end of fluorite lenses ?
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