Ali, I'm guessing you haven't tried IS/VR yet. I have two of the
newer lenses from C@non. They greatly expand the possibilities for
hand-held photography, particularly in low light and improve results
in normal light.
I've been shooting for close to forty years and have observed that
results from even the best gear is compromised by inadequate
technique, chiefly vibration/movement from an unsteady camera. IS/VR
helps to alleviate that problem. A steady tripod, mirror lock-up and
cable release are ideal, but when those can't used, IS/VR can be very
helpful.
For example, I made a few shots with my newly acquired 70-300. One at
110mm and 1/6 sec is very sharp. The one that blows my mind was at
300mm at 1/20 sec. has printed material in it. It holds up well when
pixel-peeped at 100%!
my two lux worth/ScottGee1
On 12/7/06, Ali Shah <alizookoman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> IS is probably "image stabilization". IS lenses are
> the big thing now. I dont understand why people are
> HOT on IS lenses. I keep thinking about the old days
> when 'IS' meant keeping your body steady.
>
>
> --- Allan Mee <bigalsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >
> > The term ''IS' has been mentioned a lot lately with
> > regard to lenses - but
> > I've been too afraid to ask lol The only 'IS' I know
> > of was a range of Oly
> > fixed zoom lens film cameras that looked liked SLRs
> > - e.g. the IS100, IS500,
> > IS1000 etc.
> > I suspect the term 'IS' has nothing to do with said
> > cameras (as it was used
> > in connection with Canon Zoom lenses IIRC)
> > Allan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > PS No trees were harmed in the sending of this
> > message and a very large
> > number of electrons were asked their permission to
> > be terribly
> > inconvenienced. (And threw a party for them
> > afterwards for being really cool
> > about it).
> >
> > Disrupting the unnatural balance that you, as a
> > conscious human being and a
> > confused mass of energy, have created.
> > -Disturb the mind -
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: ScottGee1 <scottgee1@xxxxxxxxx>
> > >Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> > >To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> > >Subject: [OM] Re: What is CA?
> > >Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 22:11:28 -0500
> > >
> > >
> > >Chromatic Abberation
> > >
> > >See:
> > >
> >
> >http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Glossary/Optical/chromatic_aberration_01.htm
> > >
> > >hth/ScottGee1
> > >
> > >On 12/7/06, Ali Shah <alizookoman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > When people say "many excellent lenses have CA".
> > What
> > > > is CA?
> > >
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