Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Because IS uses more power, so the battery will run down faster, and since it is mechanical there must be some additional wear and tear (not the noise when you turn off the camera with IS on). I turn it on when it will benefit the image and leave it off otherwise. Nathan On 16-apr-2008, at 6:44, Richard Man wrote: > I guess we are talking about different things. Sorry :-) > > I was referring to just the ability to handhold regardless what the > subject itself is doing. I guess my point is, if you have in body > IS, why turn it off except when you are using a tripod? > > At 09:41 PM 4/15/2008, Nathan Wajsman wrote: >> Sorry Richard, but IS will do absolutely nothing to help you with >> subjects who are moving, jumping, leaping and flying. It will help >> when the subjects are relatively stationary but allowing you to >> handhold at speeds 2-3 stops slower than otherwise and get an >> acceptable image. But you are talking about subject movement, for >> which IS does nothing. > > // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, > please use richard at imagecraft.com) > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > Nathan Wajsman nathan@nathanfoto.com General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.frozenlight.eu Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog Book: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/128276