Oh yes. I've had some shots saved by the IS, the only thing (with my photography) that will let them down, is movement by people rather than camera shake.
i thought that the IS could only help with camera shake and not stabilze the actual moving objects you are trying to capture. please correct me if im wrong
I chose the Is version simply cause the weather isnt too good in uk so didnt want to be limited, also IS version is weather sealed..
Okey Kokey, IMO youre wrong.
I own one of these, and imo the IS helps stabilize the moving object, for me 99% of the shots i take with it are panning shots and the IS locks onto the car/bike/sheep allowing my panning to not be 100% accurate and still get sharp results.
That's nothing to do with the IS - it's for lens/camera/user movement only, and is independent of the focus system - which is what is locking on for you.
Re the original question - if you are going to be situations where you be shooting at less than 1/300 (to be safe), for example inside, you will need the IS to get sharp shots at 200mm.
i thought that the IS could only help with camera shake and not stabilze the actual moving objects you are trying to capture. please correct me if im wrong
Oh yes. I've had some shots saved by the IS, the only thing (with my photography) that will let them down, is movement by people rather than camera shake.