Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina, That's absolutely true. That's one of the big benefits of using the Leica M system. I'm sure portability is a biggie as well. Len On Sep 26, 2008, at 10:35 AM, Tina Manley wrote: > At 09:05 AM 9/26/2008, you wrote: > >> Tina posited her M8 works better than her 5d, Jayanand mused: >> >> > The Canon SLRs will exhibit more shake than the M8 >> >will. I shoot a lot of wildlife, and for that the M8 is useless. >> >> I ask -- Is this still true in the days of VR lenses? Does the M8 >> let you shoot at a lower shutter speed than a Canikon with an >> image stabilization lens? >> >> I dunno, I'm asking. I haven't seen any tests. > > I only have the Canon IS on big, heavy lenses so there is no way I > could compare that to my small M8 wide angle lenses. I can > handhold those at a lot lower shutter speed than the big Canons > even with IS. > > Tina > > Tina Manley > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information