Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/15

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Subject: [Leica] Leica R lenses and Olympus E-510
From: richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard Man)
Date: Tue Apr 15 22:38:49 2008
References: <C42A6872.A13E8%mark@rabinergroup.com> <4805072D.5020308@tele2.fr> <70165397-4C7B-42D4-90C5-A44689CD4171@nathanfoto.com> <200804152233.m3FMX5X7022877@mail.imagecraft.com> <6F0C408B-7237-45C8-8C49-FB0849E99761@nathanfoto.com> <200804160547.m3G5laIL034104@mail.imagecraft.com> <AF121C41-197A-4D54-AE42-505D4FB392BB@nathanfoto.com>

Does Olympus or anyone have data in terms of wear and tear? Olympus 
is not the only one with in body IS. Heck, Minolta has it since 
forever. Anyone with data indicating their IS unit wearing out?

Thanks.

At 10:19 PM 4/15/2008, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>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.

// richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, 
please use richard at imagecraft.com) 


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