Quote Originally Posted by ironlegsracer
How big of a deal is the IS?I consider myself have a fairly steady hand.I have a dc4800 with the 2x lens which equals 6x total,and don't have a problem with to much shake.
IS can add 2-3 stops extra so i think that is priceless... it can mean that your pictures on the average will be sharper, chances of loosing that vital picture to camera shake reduce and in general if u are able to handhold easily at low shutter speeds, it WILL add 2-3 more stops for u to play around with.

I sorely miss it also because i have 'shaky' hands

Kunal