Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have no idea how the IS lenses work - they are like science fiction. But, I can hand-hold my Canon 2.8 IS 70-200 at 1/15 and f8 for some DOF and get tack-sharp images, at 200mm. I don't know any other way to get results like that if you need a longer lens and freedom from a tripod. Ken > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug- > bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Kyle Cassidy > Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 8:34 AM > To: Philip Forrest; Leica Users Group > Subject: RE: camera shake was: Re: [Leica] a serious question > > > is that not though the very nature of what IS lenses do? focus on the > scene and hold it steady, ostensibly i guess, by picking points in the > scene and moving the image (or the sensor) so that those points are always > hitting the same place on the ccd during the length of the exposure? > > has anyone done any tests on this? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Philip Forrest [mailto:photo.forrest@earthlink.net] > Sent: Fri 9/26/2008 9:12 AM > To: Leica Users Group > Cc: Kyle Cassidy > Subject: Re: camera shake was: Re: [Leica] a serious question > > The rangefinder always gives the shooter an advantage by simple fact > that there is no blackout and you can hold more still then. The body > won't "wander" as much while you're looking through the VF of the > rangefinder as it would if you were watching a blacked out VF. > > I just wish that Canon had taken their excellent EOS 1N RS pellicle > mirror system and implemented it in their digital line. Then they'd > have the best of both worlds, so to speak. > PhilFo > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information