L lenses VS. IS lenses

Ive been trying to sell my lowepro sling bag at craigslist.com and fortunately I got few emails regarding on the bag, then I came up with this email saying:

Subject: Re: Lowepro camera bag
Is 24-70 any sharper than 24-105? When I bought mine, I checked both of them at local shop, and couldn't decide which is sharper. Recently 17-55 IS seems to rule both of Ls though.

Given 2.8 Vs. 4, I choose IS benefit of 24-105, but I am thinking of switching as well because IS simply will not freeze any type of motions.

BTW, would you take $50 for the bag?

IS seems to rule both Ls

dunno... but 17-55 does have both f2.8 and IS... king of low light slow/no action photography

IS does help when panning, which is why I would get the 70-200 f/2.8L IS over the non-IS. As far as those lens are concerned.. IS is practically useless unless you have a 5 alarm case of Parkinson's

Isnt that you can do slow/no action in any kind of lens?

While lens speed is preferential to IS when it comes to moving subjects, IS is very useful for low-light static shots. I've taken printable shots with my 17-85 at 1/3 of a second. No way would you get that with a f2.8 non IS lens. The best of both worlds is fast and IS, but it comes at a price.

crn3371 wrote in post #2164583
While lens speed is preferential to IS when it comes to moving subjects, IS is very useful for low-light static shots. I've taken printable shots with my 17-85 at 1/3 of a second. No way would you get that with a f2.8 non IS lens. The best of both worlds is fast and IS, but it comes at a price.

Was that with no tripod?

I took two shots this afternoon, no tripod, at 1/12 and 1/50. Other than the slightly different framing because of looking at the camera to change f/stop and ISO, I can't tell them apart on a 19 inch LCD. 24 - 105 L IS.

Have shot at 1/8th with no discernible movement. So far, I'm an IS fan.

Glenn NK

NIKONUSER wrote in post #2164544
Isnt that you can do slow/no action in any kind of lens?

True, but some are better than others.

Blurriness and fuzziness is rarely due to solely one factor. IS does help always. Often, it can be very, very little, but I'll take any little crumb I can get.

Of course IS would freeze motion! Well, to a certain extent, the motion of your hands/body! Hahaha.

IS helps handholding slower shutter speeds.

rklepper wrote in post #2165443
Was that with no tripod?

1. not everybody has a light tripod they take everywhere
   
2. some situations require that you not use a tripod

If you had a monopod and were doing low light photos, say dusk-ish in a city, would you turn IS on or not? I've read that you dont want IS on when using a tripod, how about a monopod?

tange1 wrote in post #2165753
If you had a monopod and were doing low light photos, say dusk-ish in a city, would you turn IS on or not? I've read that you dont want IS on when using a tripod, how about a monopod?

depends on the conditions and the lens. if it's a new L with tripod sensing IS (like my 70-200IS) you never turn off IS, just switch to mode 2 if doing sports. on all others, you don't need to turn off anything, but it will save battery life if you do.

sirsloop wrote in post #2164233
IS does help when panning, which is why I would get the 70-200 f/2.8L IS over the non-IS. As far as those lens are concerned.. IS is practically useless unless you have a 5 alarm case of Parkinson's

i don't agree. IS on any lens will allow you to shoot in much lower light. i own the 24-70L and i have owned the 24-105L.

there are shots that i've gotten with the 24-105L that i could never get with the 24-70L.

i still prefer the 24-70L but i think it's good to have at least one IS lens in your kit even if you have a rock-steady hand.

ed rader

NIKONUSER wrote in post #2164109
Recently 17-55 IS seems to rule both of Ls though.

Optically, yes.