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How do I choose among the following lens of 55-250 IS, 70-300 IS and VS 75-300?
Sorry by this specific question, but I'm pretty crazy here looking for a difference.
I've got to buy a lens tomorrow (I leave my country in 2 days)
I could see the difference between 55-250 and ...
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What is the noise my Canon 100mm macro makes when image stabilization is enabled?
I'm currently using a brand new Canon 100mm f/2.8L macro lens. I noticed that when IS is enabled and I press the button mid-air (no shoot), I hear a little noise. Is it the image stabilizer? With IS ...
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How does the Canon EF 75-300mm USM III compare to the Canon EF 70-300mm USM IS?
The Canon EF 75-300mm USM III lens costs 179$ on Amazon whereas the Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens costs 500$. Now the differences I see are:
The 70-300mm has IS
The 70-300mm has 8 diaphragm ...
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What are IS modes and what are their purposes?
After reading the answer by Bill to this question became curious about IS modes. So, What is basically IS mode? Does all lens comes with various IS modes?
And what are various situations to use these ...
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Will camera body automatically adjust for IS lens?
If I'm using a lens with image stabilization will my camera body detect this and automatically lower the required shutter speed?
For example, say I set an aperture of f4 with a non-IS lens, and I ...
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How needed is the Image Stabilization on the Canon 70-200 f2.8 L USM lens?
I just picked up photography a few months ago as a hobby (not planning to go professional at all), but will be getting good gear and glass over time. Right now I have a T3i, which I'm considering ...
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What's the difference between the lenses EF-S 18-55 DC III and EF-S 18-55 IS II?
I'm planning on purchasing a Canon 1100D with an image stabilized lens.
However, I've found two offers with different lenses. Can you explain to me the difference?
Canon EOS 1100D + EF-S 18-55 IS ...
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Do vibration-resistant lenses need tripods for ultra-sharp landscapes?
Does it make sense to use vibration-resistant lenses for ultra-sharp landscapes?
I mean when the F is 16, we'll have to lower the shutter speed to a great deal.
So, if I use a VR lens, will I still ...
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Slower VR lens vs faster non VR, which one is better for hand held in low light?
I have a Nikkor 18-105mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR lens, and a Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 D. The latter is obviously a faster lens and as such better in low light, but (assuming the zoom lens is set to 50mm), which one ...
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How much different are the Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 stabilized (VC) and non-stabilized versions?
I have seen these 2 lenses being suggested by many people across the site as general purpose zooms and an upgrade to the typical 18-55mm kit lenses. The price difference seems to be around $200 (~INR ...
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Is it true that there are no stabilized prime lenses (and if so, why)?
Fast prime lenses like the Canon 50mm f/1.4 lens work nicely in low-light situations. But I'm quite sure they would work even more nicely if they had optical image stabilizers. It seems to me that no ...
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Image Stabilization in Lens vs Body: Which is Cheaper?
Is Image Stabilization better in the lens or the body? Someone already asked that.
But I'm trying to make a purchasing decision. It seems that the short answer to my title question is that it's ...
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What are the summary rules for when to use image stabilization and when not to?
When I got my DSLR, I took a lot of pics and all of them came excellent, even though I had VR at the "Off" position.
Since those came out so well, I wonder when should I turn VR on, and when I ...
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Does the image stabilizer on Canon lenses decrease the overall image quality?
When I'm shooting hand-held during the day, when the light is strong enough for the camera to shoot at 1/2000 and slower (therefore the image stabilizer should be useless, right?), should I disable ...
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Which is better: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM or Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM (without IS)?
Simple question: Which lens is better?
The L Series (non-IS) Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM or the Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM?
I am an enthusiast and usually shoot landscape, my kids playing ...
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When removing a lens, does Image Stabilization need to be turned off on the lens?
I am taking a photograph course and the instructor, who repairs cameras, says it is extremely important to turn off the Image Stabilization on the lens before you remove it from the camera. He says ...
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Should I keep Image Stabilization (IS) off when I do not actually need it?
I own a Canon 7D and a EF-S 15-85 IS lens and I keep the image stabilization turned on all the time.
Recently, an experienced photographer told me that this is a huge mistake because it reduces image ...
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Why there is no Canon 50mm *IS* lens?
Canon's 50mm prime lenses are all non-IS (Image Stabilization) for some reason. Considering the popularity of these range primes, shouldn't Canon be interested in shipping a new, optically improved IS ...
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How come there are no 24-70mm f/2.8 lenses with image stabilization?
There definitely aren't any Canon or Nikon lenses. I also have not seen any third party lenses. I can think of two reasons for this:
There is some technical limitation (which I tend to doubt since ...
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Will I regret buying an older lens that doesn't autofocus or have image stabilization with my Nikon D5000?
I am planning to buy a Nikon Normal AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D Autofocus Lens.
It doesn't autofocus on the D5000 but for the price, I think it's a good choice of lens for portrait.
What do you think? ...
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Is Image Stabilization better in the lens or the body? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the difference between in-lens image stabilizing and in-sensor image stabilizing?
Some DSLR manufacturers have image stabilization (IS) in the body of their ...
