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Subject: [Leica] How to photograph a safari
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:19:47 -0600
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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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