Hi Jane, > Austin, my comment was directed at the resulting image, not > trying to hand-hold for one second, > which is virtually impossible.
...and having your subjects still for one second! > I my instance, I want to be able > to carry the camera around WITHOUT > the tripod and flash; be a "fly on the wall" during a conference, > not interrupting and interfering > with people's presentations by setting up a tripod or blowing out > their retinas with a big > flash...I still like the idea of the 24-70 L IS. Understood. But, does it really buy you anything (in that application)? I guess that's what I'm questioning. For my use, it certainly wouldn't do anything for me. But, for your use, perhaps, I don't know. What I found with the 24-70 2.8L is when I shoot with it in low light, the 2.8 makes it difficult to autofocus, so IS or not, it'll still hunt around (I use an EOS-1V and EOS-3), so even if you gain something, you may have trouble autofocusing. Also, the EOS stock screen doesn't do well manual focusing, at least for me, and changing it doesn't do well autofocusing. That's why I like using the faster fixed focus lenses for low light situations. But, you may be OK in a conference if you've got decent enough lighting, or if everyone wears pinstripes...and you'd get increased DOF, which would probably be a bonus. Let me know if it works for you, that is, if there is an IS 24-70 available, and if you end up getting one. Regards, Austin * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
