----- Original Message ----- From: "Inner Focus" Subject: Light or heavy camera to diminish shake?
> I've heard people claiming that a large, heavy camera may be better at > controlling blur caused by handshake, since a light one is too easy to > move. Is this true or complete nonsense? (A heavy camera should require > more effort, therefore it should cause muscle fatigue and shake - at least > naively, that's how things look.) When do you feel that you control > handshake better: with the K10D or with the DS / K100D? (I'm mostly > interested in low-light photography, that's why I'm asking.) True, a heavy camera is easier to hand hold steadily. If you keep a camera at face level all the time, you might want to consider rethinking your habits if you are using truly heavy equipment, which Pentax 35mm body style based cameras are not. I can handhold a Pentax 6x7 at slower speeds than 35mm/non SR assisted digital. This was shot handheld with a Tamron 500/f8 mirror lens. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/500f8andbethere.html ISO1600, 1/640 second according to the file data. The camera used was a K10 with the accessory grip, and shake reduction turned on. I don't think it is as sharp as it could be, had I used a tripod. I am quite pleased with the way Pentax has implemented in body shake reduction William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
