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I ordered a EOS 630 on Ebay. I can't afford it now, but later I want to get the 28-135 IS USM for it. Will the IS work with older bodies such as the 630?
 

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Great. Will the EOS 630 autofocus the newer STM focus lenses?

It should - the lens has a stepper motor instead of the usual ultrasonic ring motor.
 

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Great. Will the EOS 630 autofocus the newer STM focus lenses?

My 40mm f/2.8 STM lens works great with all my film bodies - Rebel 2000, Elan IIe, 7n, 7e.

The "no manual focusing without the camera being turned on" is a bit disconcerting at first, but you get used to it.
 
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Today I went to the LCS and checked out a few lenses. They had a used 28-135 USM IS. They did not have the 40 2.8 STM pancake so I checked out the 50 1.8 STM. The new 50 is a sweet little lens. Think I'll get the 50 STM first but won't buy it until I get my hands on the EOS 630 and make sure it works. I ordered the 630 Monday and it probably won't be here until next week.
 
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Some IS lenses are a drain on camera 2CR5 batteries. There have been big improvements over the years in the power management of IS since Canon's first 75-300 f5.6 IS lens hit the market in 1995, to great fanfare, only to be panned for its poor optical performance and even poorer power management of IS. IS is not a saviour for all and sundry situations, and it is amazing to me that photographers have it engaged and whirring away while they are shooting with a tripod!
 
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Some IS lenses are a drain on camera 2CR5 batteries. There have been big improvements over the years in the power management of IS since Canon's first 75-300 f5.6 IS lens hit the market in 1995, to great fanfare, only to be panned for its poor optical performance and even poorer power management of IS. IS is not a saviour for all and sundry situations, and it is amazing to me that photographers have it engaged and whirring away while they are shooting with a tripod!

If I get a IS lens I don't plan on using it that much. But it's nice to have of you ever need it especially with film because you can't kick the ISO way up there like you can with digital.
 
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You can certainly alter ISO up and down on the same roll if you know from experience what the outcome will be from doing so. But the effect of IS is often not really as dramatic and spectacularly successful as the idealised marketing would have people believe. The photographer must still have a swag of skills and experience to judge when IS could/will be useful.

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But the effect of IS is often not really as dramatic and spectacularly successful as the idealised marketing would have people believe.

Respectfully disagree!
 
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