Your comment about Canon IS and tripods reminds me of the time I
attached a slide copier to the Minolta A1 with the anti-shake feature
turned on and the camera hand held. The camera was moving and the image
wasn't and the AS went a little nutty.
Chuck Norcutt
Johnny Johnson wrote:
> At 07:48 AM 11/28/2005, Johan Malmstrom wrote:
>
>
>> My small thought is that prime-lenses a sharp, zoom-
>>lenses a bit worse and IS-technologies makes a lens even bad.
>
>
> Hi Johan,
>
> You got two out of three right.
>
> You don't say what lens your friend is using and how it's being
> tested. Canon IS lenses (except for the newest designs) don't like
> to be shot from a tripod with the IS turned on. Something about
> their design makes them "hunt" when the IS is on and they're mounted
> firmly to a tripod. I have a Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS and they're known
> for being very sharp (for a zoom) and they use the new design IS that
> will also work on a tripod. I can't tell you what's wrong with your
> friend's camera/lens combination but, what ever is wrong, I'd bet
> it's not due to inherent problems with Canon's IS technology.
>
> Later,
> Johnny
>
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