Quote History Originally Posted By Hard_Rock:
Simple. Money. Canon, Nikon, etc. all use lens mounted IS. Why? They can add a premium for the lens to get more money. You'll pay more for each lens rather than just a bit more for a body for the same function.
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I'd like to know how in-body IS works, that said...
I'm a Nikon guy. I have an F5 (35mm Film), D7100 and D600 (both DSLR)..
All three can use all the same lenses..
None of the bodies have IS, but several of the lenses I have DO, so I get the benefit of IS on 3 bodies instead of only 1
actually, I have an adapter for my Fuji mirrorless (no IS) camera, and ALL my Nikon lenses work on that too, so make that 4 bodies
that make use of the IS feature
I think that the majority of camera owners are in the same boat.... IS on the lens is more versitile than IS on the camera body
but this is a YMMV issue, depending on what someone already owns.
I'm not ready to fork out a lot of money to replace what I can already do.