> > > > "Chip Louie" wrote (edited): > > ... All IS does is raise the street price $400-$500 and make the lens less > reliable and potentially less compatible in the future. Inexpensive IS > lenses are a big compromise, cutting cost on IS lenses will get > us more dogs > like the EF 75-300IS and to a lesser extent the EF 300 4L IS. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---------- > ---- > > Sounds like the argument I remember about why monaural is better than > stereo, why vinyl LPs are better than CDs, or how about this, why > mechanical > cameras are better than electronic. > My personal favorite is the idiot professor at Yale who after reading Fred > Smith's paper on overnight delivery (Fred founded FedEx) gave him a C > writing down on the front page that "no one would ever pay a premium for > overnight shipping." SOme people cannot see past their nose. > Hey Chip, aren't electronic cameras a big compromise? If the battery dies > your camera does too! > > Peter K > I use a calculator not an abacus. > * > **** > *******
Hi Peter, You somehow think that adding IS to a low price point lens doesn't add a big dose of compromise to the overall design and reliability of a lens? Are you nuts? Well to answer your question, I carry at least one spare body and a set of spare batteries. Regards, Chip Louie Got any spare batteries for that calculator? My Abacus doesn't use them. 8^) * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
