I have used it with a monopod, but difficult to do it behind the scenes at the rodeo with the horses, contestants, etc...so I wore a two camera harness (Z9 with the 70-200 on the other shoulder)...long night...lol, but worth it...and I do shoot it all the time...
I just picked up a Leica SL3, so excited to try the 280/2.8 with it.
pmeheut wrote:
I wonder why. My own experience and every I've read shows the opposite especially when it comes to focusing.
IBIS still helps at longer focal lengths, but its effectiveness does drop as you go into telephoto range because small hand movements get magnified a lot more.
Fred Miranda wrote:
IBIS still helps at longer focal lengths, but its effectiveness does drop as you go into telephoto range because small hand movements get magnified a lot more.
Indeed but it is still a big help with a 280mm.
Now that I have been shooting my EV1 for some months I like its lighter weight and although I sometimes miss the M11P rangefinder to see outside the frame lines (so I still use for moving subjects) I usually had a EV with my M11P so it seemed heavier and clunkier. The EV1 especially if matched to smaller lenses like my own fav 50 apo summicron is a light compact carry that I often appreciate. For me this raised a new question, I am often hybrid dig and film shooterwith the M11P I often carried a MP and they seemed weight balanced to me. Now when I carry the EV1 the MP feels like a boat anchor in comparison, even worse for a M3. I really like the M3 .91 so much easier on eyes, but it feels out of balance, similarly I really like the quality feel of the MP, but it too is out of balance. M3, M4 and MP are as good as it gets which is why I have them. The M4-2 is neither, but feels more balanced with the EV1. So I settled on a M4-2 as the EV1 companion, to me they feel well matched in weight and both black in color are dig film twins that I think look good together. With a small lens like an LLL Elcan on the M4-2 it too is a light package complimenting the EV1. I could use lots of other lenses but for a simple 50 mm hybrid outing this is my solution to the EV1 hybrid shooter carry when film is an adjunct rather than the primary goal. My evolving EV1 use.
