Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/01

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Subject: [Leica] Micro 4/3rds
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:42:32 -0500
References: <20187338.1270122952811.JavaMail.root@wamui-haziran.atl.sa.earthlink.net> <w2oa3f189161004010613pd8e53a23q73f50e79db5704fd@mail.gmail.com> <1015698059-1270135174-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1740422071-@bda2913.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>
 
my only experience with IS = 100 - 200 2.8 L
and yes it does work as advertised at slow speeds;
as in handheld at 1/30 at 200 mm providing remarkably sharp images.

I cannot (or very very rarely) achieve similar results with my Leica  
180 R apo at 1/30 or even 1/60 even on a mono pod.

Regards,
George Lottermoser
george at imagist.com
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On Apr 1, 2010, at 10:19 AM, rmcclure2 at woh.rr.com wrote:

> Do you all think that IS really works as well as advertised?  Canon  
> claims 1 to 2 stops.
In reply to: Message from wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (Doug Herr) ([Leica] Micro 4/3rds)
Message from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] Micro 4/3rds)
Message from rmcclure2 at woh.rr.com (rmcclure2 at woh.rr.com) ([Leica] Micro 4/3rds)