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airkas1 wrote:I have the 70-200 F4 non-IS as well and it's a great lens, also for aviation photography.
kiadspotter wrote:I was looking at buying the EF 70-200MM and I was wondering if the Non-IS version would work just as well as the IS version for plane spotting.
Thanks,
Ethan
fergulmcc wrote:70-200/2.8 IS is my favourite lens by far and probably the best for spotting, arguably!
ThePointblank wrote:You can also compensate by having a high enough shutter speed; use the reciprocal rule, and keep your shutter speed faster than that. If you have a crop sensor camera, you also need to multiply the focal length by the crop factor before doing the calculation.
kiadspotter wrote:I was looking at buying the EF 70-200MM and I was wondering if the Non-IS version would work just as well as the IS version for plane spotting.
cschleic wrote:Some IS lenses have two modes...one for holding the lens steady and the other for panning. It can make a difference.