Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Reality check. If no tripod is used, generally speaking, both the camera and subject are moving. Stabilizing one of those two variables definitely can improve results at slow shutter speeds. I have been amazed at what the 70-200 2.8 L with IS can do while shooting people at 1/30 and 1/60; as well as sports at higher shutter speeds. YMMV Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Apr 13, 2010, at 10:45 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > If the subject is moving, no amount of IS will help. That is why I > am generally an IS sceptic, since I tend to photograph people and > not statues. > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > > > > On Apr 14, 2010, at 3:28 AM, Vince Passaro wrote: > >> >> I keep thinking that the 14-45 is slow, which nominally it is, but >> then >> again I always have to remind myself that unlike the MF lenses I >> enjoy using >> with the G1, the Lumix 14-45 has IS so can be hand held at much >> longer >> shutter speeds -- my guess is it compensates a step-and-a-half at >> least, >> which means it's more like an f2 - f3.5 spread in terms of the light >> conditions it can handle than the nominal 3.5-5.6. Any opinions on >> that? >> >> Vince > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information