On Jun 20, 2006, at 6:32 PM, John Francis wrote: >> You mean like the different Canon IS modes? :-) > > I thought you still had to select those manually, rather > than have the camera automatically switch between them. > If my memory serves, the last time I used a Canon IS lens > the choice was to turn the IS on, off, or just vertical; > there was no way to use IS to smooth out a panning motion.
That's correct. My EF 300mm f/4L IS had manually controlled switches to allow H,V stabilization, V stabilization or no stabilization. The body participates in the operation of the stabilization only to the extent of turning on the power. The image stabilization mechanism works purely in an analog/mechanical fashion. With the stabilization in the body and processors available to apply logic to the stabilization effort, more is possible. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
