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Bonjour43MA · 02-22-2006, 10:33 AM

If you think you'll like doing photography even 2 or 3 years from now, then yeah save up for an SLR. That's what I did and I think it's totally worth it.

You don't necessarily NEED an image stablizer but it sure comes in handy in low-light, handheld situations with stationary subjects. All dSLRs can do ISO1600 with acceptable results and if you have a fast lens (f1.4~f2.8) you probably won't need that feature anyway.

If you're thinking about sports then IS/VR won't help at all.... but if you do wildlife stuff, say if you're using a 600mm lens at 1/100th, taking a shot of a bird 40 feet away from you, then in that case IS would help to get a somewhat blur-free pic.

02-22-2006, 10:33 AM	#420
Bonjour43MA I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vancouver Posts: 2,764 Thanked 281 Times in 96 Posts Failed 64 Times in 25 Posts	If you think you'll like doing photography even 2 or 3 years from now, then yeah save up for an SLR. That's what I did and I think it's totally worth it. You don't necessarily NEED an image stablizer but it sure comes in handy in low-light, handheld situations with stationary subjects. All dSLRs can do ISO1600 with acceptable results and if you have a fast lens (f1.4~f2.8) you probably won't need that feature anyway. If you're thinking about sports then IS/VR won't help at all.... but if you do wildlife stuff, say if you're using a 600mm lens at 1/100th, taking a shot of a bird 40 feet away from you, then in that case IS would help to get a somewhat blur-free pic. __________________ Nikonian Last edited by Bonjour43MA; 02-22-2006 at 10:38 AM.