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I wouldnt worry about that. Some mates were trying to convince me I didnt need a 70-200 2.8 IS, so leant me a non IS. Brilliant bit of glass. My next purchase for sure.

Seen those, look nice. Although considering how small and light it is Id ditch the lenses and get a nice flexible zoom lens.

Youre a sick man Craig... Go talk to your wife then!

fkn lol ryan you havnt been around long enough me thinks hahahahah

I wouldnt worry about that. Some mates were trying to convince me I didnt need a 70-200 2.8 IS, so leant me a non IS. Brilliant bit of glass. My next purchase for sure.

Yeah, I'm getting by without the IS - the only shaky shots I've shot so far were indoors at a Uni graduation where I didn't think it would be curteous to use a flash and I was a long way away at the back of the hall, and there were too many people around to set up a tripod.

nick you should get the 70-200 F4, its lighter, and smaller too.

Nah, I'm liking this lens more and more as I use it, and I like the extra stop of light, as well as the DoF. Can't afford another lens for a while, anyway. I'm just going to put up with the weight.

Seen those, look nice. Although considering how small and light it is Id ditch the lenses and get a nice flexible zoom lens.

whats that LOL and how does it differ ?

you wouldnt be using it at such a large aperture anyway?

i run mine around F7.1 anyway. so wouldnt matter anyway.

Yeah, but sometimes I like to shoot wide open. And it's about options - it's always good to have options, right?

Yeah, I'm getting by without the IS - the only shaky shots I've shot so far were indoors at a Uni graduation where I didn't think it would be curteous to use a flash and I was a long way away at the back of the hall, and there were too many people around to set up a tripod.

To be fair, chances are your flash wouldnt have been able to throw sufficient light to assist you here any how :P

Maxed out your usable ISO range already? Very much a rock and a hard place situation if you had :(

To be fair, chances are your flash wouldnt have been able to throw sufficient light to assist you here any how :P

Maxed out your usable ISO range already? Very much a rock and a hard place situation if you had :(

Yeah, no doubt.

Yep, ISO was maxed out, I should see how much I can recover it - it was mega-grainy.

just use a noise reduction program. sometimes they work well. i guess it comes down to how noisy your camera is at whatever ISO youre using.

get a 580ex speedlite, its got 200mm zoom (i think)

Ive seen Noise Ninja do some fairly amazing things. Smart software.

If Nick has a crop body & his lens was at 200mm then even the 580 wouldnt help - as he'd technically be at 320mm. Ive never shot with a monopod, but under those sort of circumstances it might work well..?

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