Two things I hate about VR (Page 3): I'm not talking about image stabilization (after all, I do sell cameras for a living) . . . I was asking about the feature that automatically turns...

JohnMD Loc: Colorado

Dds82 wrote:

"IS" is name with canon...image stabization......L lenses have it......

I'm not talking about image stabilization (after all, I do sell cameras for a living) . . .

I was asking about the feature that automatically turns off the image stabilization when mounted to a tripod.

Also, not all 'L' lenses have IS.

jimmya Loc: Phoenix

Mark Bski wrote:

I hate it when I use a tripod and forget to turn the VR off.

I hate it when I take the camera off the tripod and forget to turn the VR back on.

When I'm using the only IS (VR to Nikon) lens I own I do so with video. But when I do stills on a tripod with this lens I don't turn it off and never notice the difference... not a problem.

jayw Loc: Contoocook, NH

Apaflo wrote:

That's all???

Turn off VR if your shutter speed is 1/500 or faster... And when you do turn VR on, you need to enable it (half press on the shutter button) for about 1/2 second before triggering the shutter.

The effect is, it should probably be off unless you are fairly sure it will help the next exposure you'll make.

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Is this process of pressing and holding the shutter release for 1/2 second to activate VR camera specific? I'm using a Nikon D5300 w/Tamron 16-300mm lens. The VR switch is on the lens.

LFingar Loc: Claverack, NY

JohnMD wrote:

I've never heard of that feature . . .

Which Canon lenses have that and what is that feature called?

Don't know what it is called or just which lenses have it but it is a feature in their newer, longer lenses. Without checking I believe that both my EF 70-200 f/2.8 L II and my EF 100-400 L II have it. Not a big deal to me. Unless I forget I usually turn off stabilization when using a tripod anyway.

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

Mark Bski wrote:

I hate it when I use a tripod and forget to turn the VR off.

I hate it when I take the camera off the tripod and forget to turn the VR back on.

Switch to IS!!!
Those problems will go away and you'll learn to hate VR even more!!!!!

SS

Apaflo Loc: Anchorage, Alaska

jayw wrote:

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Is this process of pressing and holding the shutter release for 1/2 second to activate VR camera specific? I'm using a Nikon D5300 w/Tamron 16-300mm lens. The VR switch is on the lens.

The switch on the lens enables that module. But it is normally idle and not doing anything (and is not draining the battery either). When you activate Auto Focus it also activates Vibration Reduction. It takes maybe as long as half a second for it to sample, analyze, and equalize the camera shake. Generally if the camera is in AF-C mode and by default set to Release Priority the VR cannot equalize shake before the shutter fires. If Focus Priority is set it may or may not be fast enough. To be positive the VR system should be given between 1/4 and 1/2 second to stabilize before the shutter is releazed.

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

LFingar wrote:

Don't know what it is called or just which lenses have it but it is a feature in their newer, longer lenses. Without checking I believe that both my EF 70-200 f/2.8 L II and my EF 100-400 L II have it. Not a big deal to me. Unless I forget I usually turn off stabilization when using a tripod anyway.

LF, if you leave the IS on, you'll get cleaner shots. The IS will automatically start to sense and correct for vibrations in the tripod. Learn to use the tech you're paying for!
SS

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

Mark Bski wrote:

I hate it when I use a tripod and forget to turn the VR off.

I hate it when I take the camera off the tripod and forget to turn the VR back on.

Wow. Thanks for taking the time to vent to us regarding your lack of attention to detail.

Francolambert Loc: Arcadia, CA.

Unless you're shooting fully automatic, it's simply one more camera setting you should be aware of. No different than shutter speed, aperture, iso etc.
We don't need that sort of bell/whistle that will only add $$$$ to the cost of the camera!

wesm Loc: Los Altos CA

Doh!! <<Palm of hand to forehead>> This explains some of my supermoon shots.

photoman022 Loc: Manchester CT USA

My VR is permanently off! Three years ago I had the misfortune (stupidity?) of turning it on and forgetting to turn it off; I went out for a fall day of shooting waterfalls (with beautiful leaves) in New England. When I got back all of my photos were perfectly exposed and focused -- but useless because of the VR movement on the tripod! I turned off the VR and haven't turned it back on.

romanticf16 Loc: Commerce Twp, MI

Mark Bski wrote:

I hate it when I use a tripod and forget to turn the VR off.

I hate it when I take the camera off the tripod and forget to turn the VR back on.

You don't have a VR issue, you have a memory problem-yours!

photon56 Loc: North America

experience does teach....

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

Billyspad wrote:

When I turn VR off I put on a headband with big floppy ears attached to it. If by chance I forget to turn it back on the people who point and laugh at me serve as a good reminder. Headbands with big floppy ears are available from Amazon.

"Now I'm a broken man with these silly ears, the last of Mickey's Mouseketeers!"

Reinaldokool Loc: San Rafael, CA

Julian wrote:

My flight instructor once told me: "I you think that you can fly without a check list, you need to fly no more", Humm!