*istD or any equivalent DSLR seems to reproduce decent outputs at higher ISO(say 400+) speeds.
In outdoor photography, for an amature photographer, if the focal length of the lens is less than 135mm, I think tripod may not be a real necessicity. This comes as big relief for me because I need not have to carry my 3KG tripod for hiking. I agree tripod is needed for long teles like 300mm/2.8 because their weight makes it difficult to do handheld photography. I would like hear other opinion on this. Thanks Ramesh __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com