Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/26

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Subject: [Leica] How to photograph a safari
From: afirkin at afirkin.com (afirkin at afirkin.com)
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:26:23 -0500
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The Oly IR is still the best I've seen or used. I've tested it extensively
and even with a 28mm lens at 1/500th of a second it was CONSISTENTLY
better than turning it off. I was shocked!!!!!

Cheers

Alastair

 > Olympus instructs one to turn off IS when the camera is tripod-mounted.  I
> do use it on a monopod with no problems.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <afirkin at afirkin.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 5:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] How to photograph a safari
>
>
>>> Had in interesting discussion on this very subject.....
>>>
>>> Apparently, the order of stability, as measured in prints,  goes as
>>> follows.....( assume AF always)
>>>
>>> Lowest: hand held
>>> Monopod... almost equal to ....
>>> Hand Held with IS
>>> Monopod with IS
>>> Tripod.. apparently no difference with or without IS
>>
>> Tripod is worse with IS on: the camera is 'searching' for movement and
>> as
>> such when it finds none is 'confused'. The N and C I think sense the
>> tripod and turn off the IS.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Alastair
>>
>>
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