How has IS helped you?
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burningheart
Registered: Mar 21, 2005
Total Posts: 1698
Country: Canada

stanj wrote:
oh how nice was 2 weeks of life in complete oblivion!


I'm with you there, most relaxing peaceful trip I ever took. I can't remember if I got any sleep until I came back.


kevinsullivan
Registered: Dec 07, 2005
Total Posts: 1406
Country: United States

Here's a different kind of answer: IS allows me to use zoomed live view to focus hand-held long lenses (e.g., 200 mm). With IS off, the live view image is way too shaky to focus. I hit the shutter release 1/2 way to engage IS and voila, the image stabilizes enough for precise manual focusing. Pretty cool.


Lars Johnsson
Registered: Jun 29, 2003
Total Posts: 28158
Country: Thailand

mfurman wrote:
Lars Johnsson:
1/30 sec wide open 800/5,6

Lars, the photos are great but I am also astounded by IS effectiveness of this lens. What did you support it with?

I did lean my body against a car


Photon
Registered: Jan 19, 2003
Total Posts: 8576
Country: United States

24-105L at 35mm, 1/6 second exposure hand held with IS:
http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/776154
A tripod would have been ideal, but I didn't have one, and only had two minutes to experiment and get the best shot I could.


MSC
Registered: Feb 15, 2005
Total Posts: 11309
Country: United States

Dang Lars...you know how to handhold!

Calum...how did you get that shot? Don't remember the last time there was not a steel door protecting the pilots!


rocketpop
Registered: Mar 09, 2005
Total Posts: 1300
Country: United States

I can't (and won't) carry a tripod around when I'm traveling, because photos aren't my #1 priority. I also have essential tremor--so what would be easily hand-holdable for most people is tricky for me. IS helps tremendously with my # of keepers.


Yakim Peled
Registered: Nov 18, 2004
Total Posts: 15292
Country: Israel

Lars Johnsson wrote:
all pics without tripod.

1/80 sec wide open 800/5,6 +1,4X


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1/30 sec wide open 800/5,6


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1/80 sec f/6,3 800/5,6


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1/100 sec f/9 800/5,6 + 1,4X


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Lars, I bow before you. I tried handholding the 800/5.6 but didn't make it. While not a small person (187cm/95Kg) and while I manage the 500/4 quite easily, the added length and weight were too much for me. You are incredible.

Oh, yeah, and the shots themselves are not bad either.

Happy shooting,
Yakim.


Allan Bruce
Registered: Mar 15, 2007
Total Posts: 1269
Country: United Kingdom

I only have IS in one lens, the 17-55IS. This is a great lens and worth every penny.

Art gallery shot - no tripod/flash allowed - wide open. IS saved me from using ISO 1600 and instead I got to use ISO 320



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On my way home from an event and had the camera with me but no tripod and spotted this nice night shot. 0.6seconds wide open



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Inside an abbey, again no flash/tripod allowed IS allowed me to use small aperture to get more in focus and still use low ISO



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Pure laziness with this one - I had the tripod in the car but couldnt be bothered going back to get it and setting up. IS allowed me to use f/9 1/5s and still get a sharp shot



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Pixel Perfect
Registered: Aug 16, 2004
Total Posts: 15167
Country: Australia

Those shots are ridiculously good Lars even if they were on a tripod let alone hand held. The IS and your technique must be excellent.


tsangc
Registered: Nov 23, 2005
Total Posts: 240
Country: Canada

Calum...how did you get that shot? Don't remember the last time there was not a steel door protecting the pilots!

The plane was a very small 18 seat Beechcraft 1900 turbo prop. They left the door open during takeoff and landings... On the way down, there were only four passengers! So I guess they don't have those locked doors the way bigger airliners have.

I thought it would make cool a photo--we were coming in for landing and I thought, those are nice colours. I really don't think I could have got the shot without IS.


Allan Bruce
Registered: Mar 15, 2007
Total Posts: 1269
Country: United Kingdom

I think it is clear that IS has benefits and not just in telephoto lenses. Great pics from everyone!


lexvo
Registered: Sep 13, 2002
Total Posts: 3663
Country: Netherlands

This was shot on Provia 100 with the 300/4 IS at 1/125. I didn't have time to set up my tripod.



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