Very interesting and maybe not so surprising about professional
non-use of IS. It seems that certain tools that are designed to help
us can turn into obstacles to getting results. C@non's own
eye-control focus creates the same problem.
ScottGee1
On 11/10/06, Stephen Scharf <scharfsj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
SNIP!
>
> Thanks, Scott. No, my 300/2.8 is an old Series 1, no IS or magnesium
> body (it's heavy, to be sure).
> The glass is flawless on it though, and it still snaps into focus
> quickly. I can handhold it for about 30 mins., then
> it gets pretty heavy.
>
> That shot was taken during record heat during the Grand Prix, it was
> 107 deg. F. that day. I must say that I have
> shot a lot of motorsports in summer heat in Northern California, but
> the heat during that weekend was
> absolutely BRUTALIZING. The track temperature was over 153 degrees.
> That shot was taken at turn 5,
> and I was standing inside the corner in front of Parts Unlimited VIP
> tent area....the sweat was literally pouring off me, and a kind
> gentlemen in the VIP area kindly gave me a bottle of water. The white/
> blue is the paint pattern for the berm-Mazda corporate colors
> (they are the track sponsor).
>
> It might come as a bit of a surprise, but none of the motorsports
> photographers I know use IS for motorsports....even if
> they have it on an IS lens, they turn it off. It takes too long to
> "spin up" for panning shots, and you miss stuff; nobody I know uses it.
> I also turn it off on my 500...
>
> Cheers,
> Stephen.
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