Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Image Stabilization revolutionises telephoto available light?
From: Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 09:57:41 -0700
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At 11:39 AM -0400 10/10/01, Sipulmanjones@aol.com wrote:
>Does anybody have any experience with the new Image Stabilization 
>lenses? I'd love to hear Erwin's take.
>
>The arrival of Canon's 70-200 f2.8 Image Stabilization lens has made 
>me wonder whether the new IS technology has completely changed the 
>ways in which telephoto lenses can be used for Leica-style available 
>light documentary (people doing stuff) photography. The Leica R user 
>can get high quality results at f2.8 at 1/250 (or f2.0 at 1/250). 
>This is pretty marginal in terms of having enough exposure for 
>people doing stuff in heavy shade, or in interiors in daylight - 
>even at ISO 400-800.
>
>If the Canon Image Stabilization technology really does deliver high 
>quality results at several stops below what you would normally 
>expect the telephoto available light situation is very different - 
>giving two to three stops advantage. With 200mm, f2.8 at 1/60 or 
>1/30 the main problem will be subject movement.  (Of course the R 
>user could just get up close with an 80/1.4, whilst the Canon lens 
>forces you to keep your distance because of its startling white 
>livery!)
>
>On the face of it, the Canon 70-200 f2.8L IS lens on a quiet EOS5 
>looks like a strong combination for Leica-style photography with a 
>telephoto.
>
>Simon, Boston MA.
>
>
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I don't know about 'Leica style', but since I can consistently shoot 
at 1/15 sec at 400mm with the 100-400IS lens, 1/15sec should be a 
piece of cake with the 70-200. The addition of IS does not affect 
optical quality in a lens. In my opinion image stabilization is one 
of the most significant advances in camera design, as it truly allows 
you to take pictures that were impossible before.

The picture below of a Vermillion Flycatcher, about 2 inches long, 
was taken with the Canon 100-400IS with a 1.4x converter, effective 
focal length 560mm, handheld under quite dark clouds at an 1/8 sec.

http://www.archiphoto.com/Recent/VermFly.jpg

I took about 12 pictures before it flew away, and of those, about 8 
are adequately sharp.

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