Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think it means you're a slow lens skeptic, which makes sense. IS certainly doesn't *hurt* you when people are moving so there's little in those circumstances to be skeptical about. On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 11:45 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>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 >