Re: telephoto lens

Per Scott W:
>The fact is that 1/4 mile is pretty close, this should be a pretty easy
>shot. I 300mm lens would be a good choice, this is easily hand held
>under most lighting conditions.

What do you think about IS in general?

Works *really* well for me on my 10x binoculars, but when I tried somebody's IS
Canon IS zoomed to 400mm, the stabilization did not seem as good as on the
binox.

I'm kind of lusting after something to allow me and my D70 to take action pix of
wind surfers and kite surfers but don't have a clue...

IS is attractive to me bc it holds the promise of not having to lug around a
tripod and/or set one up to shoot.

Understood that a decent IS lens is going to cost at least twice what I paid for
the D70...
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PeteCresswell
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