This might have something to do with the relative weight of the lens vs. the
body.
J
>
> Lest anybody think that I'm Anti-Anti-Shake, I enjoy my Anti-Shake
> equipped Minolta A1 very much. However:
>
> When it comes to telephoto and zoom lenses, I discovered something
> quite interesting. The 100/2.8 and 200/4 on my E-1 are VERY easy to
> hold and hold steady. It amazes me that I can regularily handhold the
> 200/4 down to 1/4 of a second and still get perfectly sharp images.
> But the larger and heavier Tokina 100-300 F4 zoom is like all over
> the place. If I'm not locked down on a support of some kind, I'm
> shaking the poor lens all over tarnation. Back to the old primes,
> I'm steady, to the zoom, I'm like a goat at an all-you-can-eat salad
> buffet.
>
> What I'm saying is, IS and other anti-shake technologies are ways to
> make up for unsteady camera/lens combinations. My E-1 with the above
> mentioned primes gives me no major disadvantage in the shake
> department to a stabilized lens. A bigger and heavier lens
> completely changes the weight and balance of the camera and with it
> comes instability.
>
> AG
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