Ken Durling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote/replied to: >I don't quite know how to phrase this. I"m wondering how "absolute" >the action of IS is. IOW, if there's a range of camera movement >within which IS will basically stabilize uniformly. Say I'm shooting >at 1/8 - 1/20 sec with IS on: will there be much of a difference in >the sharpness of the shot if I brace myself, hold my breath, squeeze >the shutter - all the slow shutter speed techniques - and if I just >compose, focus and shoot as though I was shooting at 1/250? Can I >still optimize sharpness with IS on?
I think you should still optimize stability. However, when I pan and catch a bird in flight with my 100-400 IS, it amazes me how sharp IS can make the bird. It almost appears frozen, although the background is blurred. Personally, I think IS is magic :-) Whatever it is, I have many shots that I could not have got without it. I watched some serious birders today - big white lenses, serious tripods. However they could only pan around and capture very limited scenes with their setup. I was travelling up and down the river bank grabbing shots all over the place, no tripod. I just can't imagine it being much fun, let alone getting interesting shots being on a big tripod in one place. Different strokes, different styles, but I'd put my shots up against theirs any day. What good is a sharper image if it's boring? IS is great! * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
