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<blockquote data-quote="Blade Canyon" data-source="post: 308257" data-attributes="member: 15302">Okay, here's the payoff.&nbsp; As stated in my original post, the problem and search for a solution started when my wife's orchestra was playing in a fairly bright church, which had daylight coming in through clear windows, but I had problems getting sharp handheld shots.&nbsp; Thus my search for VR and more light in a zoom.&nbsp; Thanks to everyone who offered advice and helped convince me that it was time to shed some coin for a more serious lens.The first pic is from the first concert, Sigma 70-300mm 5.6 with no VR.&nbsp; This photo is typical of most of the shots that day.&nbsp; The second pic is from a later concert in a much darker auditorium with the 70-200mm 2.8 with the VR turned on.&nbsp; These images are not directly comparable due to much higher ISO in the second one, but I am satisfied with the results from the new lens.&nbsp; The second pic is actually cropped to about 60% showing from the original image.[ATTACH]89918[/ATTACH][ATTACH]89919[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Blade Canyon, post: 308257, member: 15302"] Okay, here's the payoff. As stated in my original post, the problem and search for a solution started when my wife's orchestra was playing in a fairly bright church, which had daylight coming in through clear windows, but I had problems getting sharp handheld shots. Thus my search for VR and more light in a zoom. Thanks to everyone who offered advice and helped convince me that it was time to shed some coin for a more serious lens. The first pic is from the first concert, Sigma 70-300mm 5.6 with no VR. This photo is typical of most of the shots that day. The second pic is from a later concert in a much darker auditorium with the 70-200mm 2.8 with the VR turned on. These images are not directly comparable due to much higher ISO in the second one, but I am satisfied with the results from the new lens. The second pic is actually cropped to about 60% showing from the original image. [ATTACH=CONFIG]89918._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]89919._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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