Hello,
I've been following the comments about this proposed lens a bit but I have
a question I don't think has been addressed. (If it has, please forgive
the clutter).
My question is: if the rule of thumb holds true for wide-angles, i.e., that
you can safely handhold down to a shutter speed of 1/[focal length in use],
would not that permit one to shoot down to 1/17 - 1/35th of a second with
the 17-35L? From what I understand, camera shake has its most detrimental
effect in the 1/8 - 1/15th sec. range but 1/17 seems like a pretty slow
shutter speed. This would seem to lessen the usefulness of an IS system in
a wide-angle lens.
Having never used *such* a wide lens, I can't verify that handholding down
to those speeds works. But my 24 does OK at 1/25 sec.
TIA,
Casper Casparian
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