there are some good reasons for doing it in the lens. saving money isn't one of them. neither is having a small body. you gain having a motor sized exactly for the lens and it is a lot easier to make a very quiet motor since it can be made a larger.
Herb... ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 1:32 PM Subject: Minolta Maxxum wth BODY IS > I just saw a magazine ad for the new Minolta > Maxxum DSLR (their first DSLR ever) and it has Image stabilization > in the BODY. what I don't understand is why > canon/nikon/pentax didn't do this already?

