Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That is indeed impressive! Can anyone explain how these IS lenses work? Brian McCarthy brian@imagespace.co.uk www.imagespace.co.uk > > > Henning: > > WOW! That's an amazing photo at 1/15 and 560mm HANDHELD! I > didn't know the > Canon 100-400 IS lens was that good at the 400mm end. This makes > me wonder > why people are still using non-IS lenses! :-) > > Sincerely, > > Muhammad R.K. Chishty, Ph.D > Associate Professor of Finance > Graham School of Management > Saint Xavier University > 3700 West 103rd St > Chicago, IL 60655, USA > > > > <<<<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. > > - -- > * Henning J. Wulff > /|\ Wulff Photography & Design > /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com > |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html