Stefan Gerris wrote:
On Wed, September 6, 2006 09:09, Dr. George Mathew wrote:
When the Stabilizer Swithch is set to "Mode 1" the Image Stabilization
is in both vertical and horizontal directions and in "Mode 2" the Image
Stabilization is only in the vertical direction and panning is possible.
Regards,
You are right, I mixed the 2 up (I hardly ever use the switch). But how
about the tripod mode? Can anyone confirm that the lens actually switches
off the IS system when it detects it is on a tripod?
Cheers, Stefan
Stefan,
The lens detects the presence of the tripod when it is attached to the
lens. The instruction manual of my 70 -200mm f 2.8 IS states -
* /Set the STABILIZER swithch to OFF when you are taking pictures
with a tripod./
/ -Even if the STABILIZER switch is set to ON, the IS
function does not operate because the electronic circuits in the lens
automatically detect that a tripod is being used. However, because
electrical power is still being supplied to the image stabilizer unit,
battery life is roughly 20% shorter than it would be with the swithch
set to OFF./
Regards,
George
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