>> Yeah... I give Canon 6 months before they introduce in-body
>> anti-shake. I think they'll have to to compete. Given that probably 90%
>> of the DSLR buyers never buy another lens other than the kit lens, it's a
>> great selling point.
>
> I think they'll just make all the CKLs (crappy kit lenses) IS from now
> on. They have one ( the 17-85 USM IS) already. Combine that with the
> atrocious 70-300 f4-5.6 IS and you have a full range of image-stabilized
> focal lengths for your "average" digiRebel user.
>
I was unaware that they had mediocre IS lenses.... I thought they
were all pretty much on the decent-good scale. What you propose makes a
lot more sense, and is more "Canon-esk"... force more lens purchases.
-Cory
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* Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D., PPSEL-IA *
* Electrical Engineering *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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