Canon Rebel XP successor? (1 Viewer)

[Terri Chu]

that's what I'm afraid too. Better SR than its predecessor means more wiggle room for the sensor to do the SR compensation. How long will that sensor be dead accurate is still a question mark.

On the other hand, I've never used a digital SLR body for longer than 2 years anyway.

 

[Patrick Sun]

So I got back from Dragon Con this year, and have been looking at photos from the convention on Flickr, and most of the photos taken with the Pentax K10D have caught my eye.

 

[Jeremy Stockwell]

What you're likely noticing in the Dragon Con pics from the K10D is the built-in image stabilization (IS). In the low-light environment of a convention hall, that IS would be invaluable for getting good shots.

After owning the Canon S1 IS (with built-in IS, as you know), I upgraded to Nikon's entry level DSLR, the D40. I love it, but none of the lenses I own so far have IS (Nikon calls it Vibration Reduction/VR), and there are plenty of times when I miss it.

 

[Scott Merryfield]

I have two Canon lenses with image stabilization (IS) -- the EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS and the EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS. The feature works very well, especially at longer focal lengths. However, I still found a tripod to be necessary when shooting wolves and distant bison in Yellowstone NP, especially when I attached a 1.4x teleconverter to the 70-300.

 

[Jeremy Stockwell]

Scott, do you leave IS on when hooked up to a tripod?

 

[Scott Merryfield]

Jeremy,

Canon's newer IS lenses, like my 17-55 f/2.8, do not require the IS to be turned off when on a tripod. I cannot remember if my 70-300 IS is supposed to be turned off, but I always leave it on and have not experienced any problems. Since I usually have my hand on the camera when using this lens on a tripod ( using a cable release when photographing moving wildlife is difficult for me), having the IS engaged is beneficial.