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In terms of "affordable" image stabilization, B&H wants $1150 for the Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM lens. That's pretty painful, compared to my $250 Nikon AF 70-300 f/4.0-5.6 ED lens.



Ah, that wasn't the affordable 300mm IS Canon lens I was referring to. I was talking about the Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM, which B&H have for only $390...

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Somebody needs to built a lens with specs comparable to Canon's IS lens for under $500. That will be a best seller!


Canon do, it just doesn't match all the specs of the Canon IS lens you were talking about (optical quality, focusing speed and size are the big differences).

For the record, I have the EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS and want the EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

With the IS I manage to get fairly reliable sharp shoots with 1/350 at 300mm, with some shots at 1/250 and below being sharp as well. I've just noticed that one of my favourite shots of Eryl my wife was 1/180 at 300mm and is sharp (for the bit of the shot that is in focus):

http://www.norman.cx/photos/showphotonew.asp_Q_path_E_20030705%20Washington%202003/IMG_2900.JPG
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