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Bryan X · 07-15-2006, 06:51 PM

I'm glad you haven't had the problem with your 70-300.

I'm like you, Scott. We do a lot of hiking on vacation and a tripod is not a good option then. I did buy a monopod since my 70-200 L doesn't have IS. It's more convenient than a tripod but not as convenient as IS. I'm not as steady with the monopod as with IS either.

The 17-85mm IS is pretty nice. It's has some distortion at 17mm, but other than that, very sharp, very nice.

The other lens I'm looking at is the Canon 100mm f/2.0. I think that would be a good choice for shooting pics at my son's basketball games.

07-15-2006, 06:51 PM	#6 of 8
Bryan X *Bryan* Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Local Time: 09:34 PM Local Date: 08-29-2008 Posts: 2,634	Re: New cam I'm glad you haven't had the problem with your 70-300. I'm like you, Scott. We do a lot of hiking on vacation and a tripod is not a good option then. I did buy a monopod since my 70-200 L doesn't have IS. It's more convenient than a tripod but not as convenient as IS. I'm not as steady with the monopod as with IS either. The 17-85mm IS is pretty nice. It's has some distortion at 17mm, but other than that, very sharp, very nice. The other lens I'm looking at is the Canon 100mm f/2.0. I think that would be a good choice for shooting pics at my son's basketball games.