Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My experience is similar--without being able to put a finger on it, I have always found images with IS to be, slightly weird, for lack of a better word. As a consequence, I always switch it off on cameras that have it. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Sep 21, 2012, at 7:07 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > It does not happen all the time but quite often you get a sort of double > image of the stuff in the bokeh when VR is on - see these examples, all > with the first generation Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 and TC 1.7x, pretty much wide > open at f5: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/March+2009/Ranthambore_20090309_795.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/March+2009/Ranthambore_20090305_556.jpg.html > > This is a very similar background with VR off, same lens combo, also at f5: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/March+2009/Ranthambore_20090309_177b.jpg.html > > Here is an article about Nikon's implementation of VR by Thom Hogan that is > very interesting: > > http://www.bythom.com/nikon-vr.htm > > The upshot is that nowadays I do not switch on VR unless I absolutely > require it. I try to get by on shutter speed, and only if I cannot, I rely > on VR. With the low light performance of Nikon's sensors at present relying > on shutter speed alone is entirely possible. > > Cheers > Jayanand > > > > On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 7:28 PM, <afirkin at afirkin.com> wrote: > >>> It always helps, I agree. I just jack up the shutter speed for my >>> preferred >>> aperture if I am in doubt, and let the ISO fall where it may. The one >>> problem I have noticed with VR is that bokeh gets affected quite often >> for >>> the worse. >>> Cheers >>> Jayanand >> >> The bokeh: that is an interesting notion. I will sleep on it, but I can't >> see why holding the image stable will affect the out of focus rendition. I >> will keep an eye out for this though. >> >> The oly of course is smaller sensor: ie will always have greater DOF and >> perhaps this could affect things. Smaller sensors are easier to >> 'stabilize' in the body of the camera, but Sony has done it. NOt sure how >> well. >> >> Cheers and thanks for the comment >> >> Alastair >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >