70-200 is or not

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Just wondering how I would use 'IS'.

Sounds stupid but I don't want to pay 800 more for it if I don't need it.
 
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Without knowing what and how you intend to shoot, it is difficult to advise.
 
Yellowbelly said:
Without knowing what and how you intend to shoot, it is difficult to advise.
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I it will be used mainly for motocross
 
IS will not assist you for moving subjects. I have the non IS version which I use for portraits, wildlife and, on occasion, landscapes. Providing you use the reciprocal shutter speed rule, you should be fine with non IS. You will have to use a fast shutter speed for MX anyway.
 
Aaron, you are going to take photo's of moving objects ,so IS will be invaluable to you.
You gain around 3 stops they say,but all I say is with the Nikon lenses you can see the image settle as you take up pressure , it's a boon to unsteady people like me.:thumbs:
You will be panning presumably so will use active IS.
 
Thank you for the replies guys.

I will be going to get the canon 70-200 the weekend hopefully, just didn't no weither to spend that bit more and get the IS but you have made it clear.
Thank you
 
Right! I have tided the thread.
So lets stick to the question in hand,
not the OP's writing technique.
Anymore insults, and there are likely to be a few official warnings handed out.
 
Cobra said:
Right! I have tided the thread.
So lets stick to the question in hand,
not the OP's writing technique.
Anymore insults, and there are likely to be a few official warnings handed out.
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Thank you Cobra
 
towershot said:
Aaron, you are going to take photo's of moving objects so IS will be invaluable to you.
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IS does nothing to help moving SUBJECTS where you are requiring a fast shutter speed to stop the action

towershot said:
You will be panning presumably so will use active IS.
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This is different. This steadies the camera at slower shutter speeds and is very useful top provide a steady image that does not shift up/down whilst you pan.

Don't get me wrong IS EVERY TIME! It's a great thing to have in the bag.
 
Long shots of things like birds perched then IS is great. It's also useful for when your shutter speed is low - it gives that margin of none shaking shots from hand held. I've shot as low as 1/4 before on an IS lens.

However for motorsport I always turn it off unless it's a head on shot. Panning etc I tend to prefocus, track and shoot.
 
One place where I have found IS invaluable is when shooting prop planes at 500mm with my Sigma 50-500mm. It's best to use 1/125-1/250th depending on aircraft and I get a lot more keepers when using the K-5 (inbuilt SR) compared to the 50D.

So much so I recently part exchanged my Canon mount Bigma for the OS version.
 
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I bought a 70-200 F/4 non IS used. Played with it for a week and kept on hearing about how much better optically the IS version was then as luck would have it, I found a used 70-200 F/4 IS near me in even better condition than the one I had and was able to upgrade without losing anything.

And after playing with the new lens, I am so glad I did.

If you are talking about an £800 price difference then I am guessing you are referring to the F/2.8 with IS which is widely regarded as being optically super to the non IS F/2.8 version.
 
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