Continuing the what if mode, would this IS lens by Canon ( 28 - 135) allow
one to take pictures at say 1/30, or 1/15 of a second?
Then we would need less of a tripod?
Fighing tempation for some techno gizmo. ( Help me beyond just
Regards
Titoy
----- Original Message -----
From: Nick Taylor <ntaylor@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 1:35 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Pardon the Heresy? Nikon Anybody
> "Daniel J. Mitchell" wrote:
> >
> > > The image stabilized 28-135mm zoom is an excellent choice
> > > for a first lens.
> >
> > 'image stabilized', I think to myself? I know that exists in camcorders
but
> > they have a whole bunch of digital processing to remove the shake.. how
> > could this possibly work on a lens made of glass+metal?
> >
> > From the Canon web page: "The IS system is composed of a pair of gyro
> > sensors to detect vertical and horizontal motion and a microprocessor
that
> > compensates for it by shifting special IS lens elements in parallel with
the
> > perceived movement. "
>
> Both the Nikon and Canon image stabilization systems use electo-
> mechanical methods ... and both give the equivalent of 1.5 to 2
> f stops increase. They are both excellent systems.
>
> Since camera systems preferences degenerate into religious wars
> it's very difficult to get objective views of various brands.
> "Plastic - ugh!" "Wunderbrick - peeuu" "Auto this and that"
> and it goes on and on.
>
> I've had a Canon EOS620 since 1987 (many, many rolls of film)
> and have had only it serviced one time (US$70). My EOS-1 has
> worked flawlessly since 1982. My EOS-D30 is fantastic (over
> 1700 pictures so far). ALL of these bodies can be used in
> fully MANUAL modes ... focus, aperture, time, and many other
> manual selections on the D30. They do require a BATT (a four
> letter word for some of you), but I find it much easier to
> carry a spare battery than an extra lens.
>
> My OM-1n is a joy to hold, beautiful to see, and very, very
> reliable ... and the battery isn't drained when doing astro-
> photography. Wouldn't part with it. If I still had my '27
> Model-T that I had as a teenager, I wouldn't part with it
> either ... no automatic choke, no automatic transmission,
> no automatic spark advance, no powered windows, no cruise
> control, no electric starter, very easy to repair ... but
> for everyday use I prefer my Suburban.
>
> Every morning I take a couple of quick snapshots of my two
> elementary school sons as they leave for school. Before
> their bus delivers them to school my wife, who lives half
> a state away, has the pictures on her computer delivered by
> email. We live in the twenty first century!
>
> Regards,
> -Nick T.
>
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