> The Is 2 and 3 are the only ones with ED glass, btw. My
> only other complaint with it is the same w/ all p&s zooms. I can zoom
> manually a whole lot faster than any of them. so, I'm still debating on
> buying the camera.
Not true. The IS-1 also had ED glass (same lens as IS-2, I believe). I'm
not sure about the IS-10 and other variants, but wouldn't be surprised if
they also contained an ED element. BTW, the ED glass is in only one
element, according to my IS-3 literature.
The IS series are bridge cameras between the SLR world and the
camcorder/digital camera world. As such, the T-W buttons are pretty
standard today and the zooming is fast enough on the IS-3 (which has two
speed zooming). I just checked and I can zoom from one extreme to the
other in less than 3 seconds. But the motor does make a racket.
Go ahead, Brad, get the IS-2. It has the improved auto-focus.
Ken
Kenneth E. Norton
Image66 Photography
image66@xxxxxxx
(515) 791-2306
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