Eric Gottesman wrote:
The beauty of Canon is you can use the best lenses with all of the bodies from low to high. Internal IS would make me believe that the body wouldn't be compatible with the IS series.
-Eric
I doubt that. Four Thirds made it work. Panasonic/Leica sell a lens with IS, and Olympus makes a body with IS. If you want to you can turn both on, but it makes shots blurry. Just turn off the in-body IS when using the lens with IS, and all is good.
Canon could implement in-body IS even better: detect an IS lens (this is already possible, as lenses tell the body what they are) and disable in-body IS for those lenses. No user intervention required.
I doubt they'll do this, however. Canon is big into their "lens-based IS is superior" myth.
CKrueger wrote:
I doubt they'll do this, however. Canon is big into their "lens-based IS is superior" myth.
Of the 33 EF (not EF-S) prime & zoom lenses BELOW 200mm, only 2 (6%) have IS. Of the 41 lenses up to and INCLUDING 200mm, a massive 5 (12%) have IS. Hardly impressive really!
CKrueger wrote:
I doubt that. Four Thirds made it work. Panasonic/Leica sell a lens with IS, and Olympus makes a body with IS. If you want to you can turn both on, but it makes shots blurry. Just turn off the in-body IS when using the lens with IS, and all is good.
Canon could implement in-body IS even better: detect an IS lens (this is already possible, as lenses tell the body what they are) and disable in-body IS for those lenses. No user intervention required.
I doubt they'll do this, however. Canon is big into their "lens-based IS is superior" myth.
I would guess the typical buyer of this entry level camera might not even buy more than 1 additional lens (short telephoto zoom). This camera is born from the marketing side of the house. To say you can have a 18-55 55-200 stabilized system for less than $700 would be a hit.
Clovermead wrote:
Exactly. The 5D doesn't really need an update imo.
There are some really nice features that the 5D could use, but in terms of useability and image quality, it is a top-notch camera. I won't be selling mine any time soon, but I would welcome a few improvements if they were available (and if they weren't at the expense of the 5D's excellent high-ISO noise performance and latitude).
I just bought the Rebel XS a couple weeks ago. I chose it over the Nikon D40x. Was this a bad move? I am VERY new to the DSLR world, and wanted an entry-level camera.
Trace wrote:
I just bought the Rebel XS a couple weeks ago. I chose it over the Nikon D40x. Was this a bad move? I am VERY new to the DSLR world, and wanted an entry-level camera.
No Trace this was not a 'Bad' move. you just bought into 1 of the 2 best camera sytems around.
learn to use your xs and if you get on with it expand your glass to the point when you need a newer/better body
good luck and have fun
also if you hang around here you will learn an awful lot about your photography .
