Am i right in thinking that the new 70-200 f4 IS can be left with the IS turned on when on a tripod? I know the ealier zooms needed to be turned off but from memory the new ones can be left on?
Like others said it is supposed to be o.k. to leave it on, but I have found that every once in a while I would get a shot that looked a little blurry. Now I turn it off every time and I haven't seen a blurry shot since doing so. I would recommend flipping the switch just to be safe. That is what I do.
How does it sense the tripod and what does this mean? Does it turn off when it sees no motion? I just tried it out with my 70-200 F4 IS and when mounted on the tripod, everytime I press the shutter button part way, the IS engages and does it's thing. I don't see how it differs any on a tripod.
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Does it turn off when it sees no motion?
Supposedly yes, but I've always turned off IS on tripods. If you have a good tripod, it would be redundant at least to use IS, if not an unnecessary use of battery power .
