Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think I remember reading in dpreview a complaint about this issue, which the reviewer (if I remember correctly) sounded particularly peeved about because there's really no reason for it -- it's a digital sound with little mechanical necessity. Whereas, I've read, Nikon's new second-from-bottom of the line dslr, the D5000, has a quiet setting that's supposed to be quite amazing. Vince On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 11:45 PM, slobodan Dimitrov <s.dimitrov at charter.net>wrote: > Does the new Pana 7-14 have OIS? > I asked the folks at the booth at PMA if the sound on the GF1could be > disabled. > They said no. > Has anyone found a go around, or is it just the mechanics of the beast? > S.d. > > > On Apr 13, 2010, at 9:14 PM, Henning Wulff wrote: > > > In general I would agree with you, but IS can also be quite good with > moving subjects as most subjects have moments when action peaks or there is > a momentary pause. I've found that very often those are also the moments > that I like to capture, due to expressions or other compositional concerns. > Sometimes a shot at 1/125 at f/1.4 might be better handled by an f/4 lens > with IS at 1/15, even when the subject is generally moving. A higher > shutter > speed can cover some errors in handling; dof can cover others. Fast lenses > and IS both have their advantages, and not always with moving/stationary > subjects. Different technique is required, but both can often be > effectively > used with either type of subject, in my experience. > > > > BTW, I find that the IS on most current lenses gives you an advantage of > about 3 stops for a similar blur level, with the best system giving you > about 4 stops. Again, technique is important and you have to practice a > while. > > > > > > At 5:45 AM +0200 4/14/10, 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 > > > > -- > > > > * Henning J. Wulff > > /|\ Wulff Photography & Design > > /###\ mailto:henningw at archiphoto.com > > |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >