On 18 Nov 2002 at 10:34, Thys wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Meier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > >And the long teles do have a sensor for tripod mounting,
> >
> > So do they shut down IS if the sensor 'detects' the tripod? I
> > thought it
> is
> > on all the time but I might be wrong.
> >
>
> It stays on. I can hear it on my 300/2.8 and clearly see the effect
> when mounted on a tripod with some wind or other movement. (IS is a
> lifesaver when the lens is mounted on a tripod head on a car bracket
> on the window and others move in the car - keeps the image rock
> steady. I can't understand how people can argue against IS on long
> teles)
Yup (or against IS on a tripod/mono-pod (not sure though what the
shift-over between the IS-modes is....the tripod-mode is more 'lazy'
IMO).
Also very nice to observe when mounted on one of the high-end Canon
videocams.
--
Bye,
Willem-Jan Markerink
The desire to understand
is sometimes far less intelligent than
the inability to understand
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[note: 'a-one' & 'en-el'!]
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