> Very interesting and maybe not so surprising about
> professional non-use of IS. It seems that certain tools that
> are designed to help us can turn into obstacles to getting
> results. C@non's own eye-control focus creates the same
> problem.
Well, we are talking about one specific type of use here.
Panning in motorsports could very well be a problem as the
system will tend to fight your own intended movements. Other
sports applications--specifically in handheld situations, IS
does help.
Professionalism is knowing when and where to use a specific
feature.
Eye-control AF is another interesting beast. This was a solution
to an inherent problem in Canon's AF lenses. The early EF
lenses were horrid at manual focusing. Also, the early
multi-point AF systems couldn't front-focus to save their lives.
There was good reason why many of us stuck with old-technology
as long as we did. Today's cameras have AF systems that actually
work and work very well. Even the much defamed E-1's AF is
better than almost any Pre-2000 SLR/DSLR.
AG
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