Comments on: Photos from SXSW 2008

By: Photos from Erica and Chris’ Wedding Reception — Hand Coding

Photos from Erica and Chris’ Wedding Reception — Hand Coding — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:03:22 +0000

[...] I did with my trip down to SXSW, I once again rented Canon’s 17-55mm f/2.8 IS lens. That lens hasn’t let me down yet [...]

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:53:44 +0000

@Dustin: At first, I thought that you meant “on the other side of the table” metaphorically (since you shoot Nikon), but then I realized that you had a more literal meaning in mind ;).

I’d agree entirely that IS/VR is of limited use in daylight — I think most of my shots outdoors were 1/200 sec or faster (even in the shade). Still, for those shots inside, especially those where the lighting called for shots at 1/15 or even slower, I was sure glad to have IS on that lens.

All told, I’ll probably end up buying that lens eventually. (It is, after all, a really nice lens.) It’s just a matter of setting aside some savings over time so that it doesn’t deplete my bank account when I do end up buying it :).

By: Dustin Diaz

Dustin Diaz — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:00:37 +0000

I had the 17-55 f/2.8 on the other side of the table as well :) Yes, it was expensive :\
I’ve found that in that focal range you don’t need IS (or VR). I’ve yet to come out with any really blurry shots because it doesn’t have it… it’s really on the long ends that you have to start worrying about it. The 70-200 definitely needs it though, especially in conference rooms where lighting was harsh and I refused to use a flash on the speakers like some of those other photographers were doing… it seemed a little inappropriate.

Nevertheless, you’ll never need IS outside in daylight :).

One last thing, nice photos! They’ve all turned out great:)