Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/13

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Leica Users digest V20 #151
From: Adam Bridge <abridge@mac.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 15:07:05 -0700
 
on 7/13/01 2:16 PM, Leica Users digest at
owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us thoughtfully wrote:

>> I heard Canon ErOS has some stabilization in lenses, but it does not go
>> below 1/30 sec!?
> 
> yes, they have several IS lenses, none of which i own.  they can supposedly
> give you about 2 stops extra in shutter speed.  anyone used 'em?

I have the 28-135 zoom IS lens on my D30 and it works very very well. You
just have to turn off the auto-focus which is so slow on the D30 that you
can press the shutter and have the picture taken, literally, SECONDS later.

Adam