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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / February 2006IS on non-Canon lens
Are there any manufacturers producing EF-mount lenses with IS? AFAIK there is none at present; any rumours/ideas whether there are any plans to build one? Peter PS. The real issue here is that I cant afford Canon 70-200L f/2.8 IS, and Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 is getting rave reviews but has no IS... >Are there any manufacturers producing EF-mount lenses with IS? AFAIK there >is none at present; any rumours/ideas whether there are any plans to build >one? Sigma makes some. They call them "OS". http://www.sigmaphoto.com/lenses/lenses_all_details.asp?navigator=3 ********************************************************** "A combat photographer should be able to make you see the color of blood in black and white" David Douglas Duncan Speaking on why in Vietnam he worked only in black and white http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/online/ddd/ > Are there any manufacturers producing EF-mount lenses with IS? AFAIK > there is none at present; any rumours/ideas whether there are any > plans to build one? > PS. The real issue here is that I cant afford Canon 70-200L f/2.8 > IS, and Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 is getting rave reviews but has no IS... Not exactly the same range, and a lot slower, but FWIW, Sigma 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 EX OS APO has image stabilization. http://shutterbug.com/equipmentreviews/lenses/1104sb_sigma/ AFAIK, this is the only Sigma with OS, but PMA is coming up.  Signature- gisle hannemyr [ gisle{at}hannemyr.no - http://folk.uio.no/gisle/ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SD10, Kodak DCS460, Canon Powershot G5, Olympus 2020Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Are there any manufacturers producing EF-mount lenses with IS? AFAIK >> there is none at present; any rumours/ideas whether there are any [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > http://shutterbug.com/equipmentreviews/lenses/1104sb_sigma/ > AFAIK, this is the only Sigma with OS, but PMA is coming up. I would never buy a lens on Shutterbug's/Peter Burian's recommendation. The last Sigma I bought was on his recommendation, the 28-105 f2.8-4. He said the same thing about it that he said about the 80-400 OS, the optics are "superb." It turned out to be the absolute worst lens I ever owned, a list that includes a Spiratone 400mm f8 "Baseball Bat." Never again... Peter used to be a regular on rpe35mm until too many people gave him over the top grief about his lens reviews... SignatureSkip Middleton http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com >> Are there any manufacturers producing EF-mount lenses with IS? AFAIK >> there is none at present; any rumours/ideas whether there are any [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > http://shutterbug.com/equipmentreviews/lenses/1104sb_sigma/ > AFAIK, this is the only Sigma with OS, but PMA is coming up. If only it was f/2.8.... yikes, no such thing exists. That Sigma lens is getting rave reviews all over the place, not just shutterbug.com. However nobody really have tried it for shooting fast sports action... but then I suspect at 400mm f/5.6 is as good as it gets (at least in my price range). Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 with 2x teleconverter would be the same. Thanks for the pointer! Peter >>> Are there any manufacturers producing EF-mount lenses with IS? AFAIK >>> there is none at present; any rumours/ideas whether there are any [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Peter The price difference between the Sigma and the Canon is not all that huge. ($1000 vs $1400) And reviews haven't been exactly glowing except for the heavily advertiser dependant American photo mags/rags. It lacks Sigma's version of USM. SignatureSkip Middleton http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com >> Are there any manufacturers producing EF-mount lenses with IS? AFAIK >> there is none at present; any rumours/ideas whether there are any [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > http://shutterbug.com/equipmentreviews/lenses/1104sb_sigma/ > AFAIK, this is the only Sigma with OS, but PMA is coming up. The Sigma 80-400 is a decent lens. I used it at an air show in NJ last year, was very pleased - here are a few shots: http://www.PhotoShare.co.nz/PhotoShareGallery1/100625/105919/IMG_7209426.jpg http://www.PhotoShare.co.nz/PhotoShareGallery1/100625/105919/IMG_72315921.jpg http://www.PhotoShare.co.nz/PhotoShareGallery1/100625/105919/IMG_73611888.jpg http://www.PhotoShare.co.nz/PhotoShareGallery1/100625/105919/IMG_75088915.jpg > Are there any manufacturers producing EF-mount lenses with IS? AFAIK there > is none at present; any rumours/ideas whether there are any plans to build [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > PS. The real issue here is that I cant afford Canon 70-200L f/2.8 IS, and > Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 is getting rave reviews but has no IS... test post noob |
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