On 12/15/06 10:57 AM, "Cory Papenfuss", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> 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. I bought years ago a couple of those "crappy" consumer grade IS zooms just to see how they perform (not optically but IS. And I am not really a Canon shooter. I used Canon for film shooting). I kind of liked them, so bought a bit better one, 100-400 IS and got completely turned off by its size. If anybody buy Canon IS, they are good if they are L lenses and perhaps prime telephoto. They are good lenses. But what bothers me most is the fact that already large/heavy lenses become even larger/heavier. Those (L ISs) are good for pros and if I do a lot of telephoto work, I would certainly consider Canikon IS/VR (only long telephotos) just for that range. But now with in-body SR becoming prevalent, Canon IS advantage is rapidly losing its shine. But they still sell film camera and there they have to maintain IS lenses. If they equip more lenses with IS and at much better price, then it is going to be interesting. Ken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
