FF 24-70mm None have IS?

[cloudhunter]

Hi,

Why do none of the 24-70mm lenses (canon, nikon, sigma) have some sort of IS?

[Uneducated_Rick]

Why should all lenses have IS? What did people do before IS?

Drop the ISO and up the shutter speed instead - plus you can actually freeze motion this way which IS never can do

[Snapper73]

When I got into photography about a year ago and was looking at kit I thought I had to get VR as I thought it was what was needed now only 1 of my 5 lens has VR and that is my 70-200mm f2.8 the rest are fast f1.4-2.8 so no need for it.

[boyfalldown]

Hi,

Why do none of the 24-70mm lenses (canon, nikon, sigma) have some sort of IS?

short answer is they don't need it. I don't want the weight or expense of some sort of VR in a lens that doesn't need it

Hugh

[Snapper73]

short answer is they don't need it. I don't want the weight or expense of some sort of VR in a lens that doesn't need it

Hugh

You mean on the 24-70 they have taken the VR out and replaced it with lead weights :lol: mine weights a bloody ton.

[DigitalRelish]

There are rumours of a Canon 24-70 f/2.8 with IS in the pipeline. I do think it would be a useful feature to have on such a lens, for the same reasons as I would want it on other lenses.

The Canon EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 featured IS and it was useful too.

[cloudhunter]

Surely its a major benefit as you wouldnt have to raise the iso so much in lower light?

[boyfalldown]

Surely its a major benefit as you wouldnt have to raise the iso so much in lower light?

Lowering the shutter speed as you're suggesting it would allow, won't stop motion blur.

Hugh