To use OR not to use camera stabilization when using a monopod??
Apr 10, 2015 18:04:54 #
Jim Bob wrote:
So your point is one of clarification or pedantry? If the former, it is redundant, if the latter, sounds like a rant from someone who might be considered an ass...well let me quit while I'm behind.
Rude dude!
Apr 10, 2015 19:07:42 #
alamomike47 wrote:
Rude dude!
Yes, he is. He's acted like this here before. He must have mental problems.
Apr 11, 2015 07:30:25 #
INshooter wrote:
Yes, he is. He's acted like this here before. He must have mental problems.
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Apr 11, 2015 08:27:03 #
dave sproul wrote:
I have learned to not use camera stabilization when using a tripod, but would like to know if it should be turned off when using a monopod.
All comments welcome.
I would like to thank you for commenting ahead of time.
All comments welcome.
I would like to thank you for commenting ahead of time.
As a rule turn off the VR when the camera is on a stable mount and condition are ideal or when using fast shutter speeds.
I suggest a speed 2X or better the lens' longest focal length.
Not all tripods provide stable mounts with all camera lens combinations under all conditions.. A mono pod is no stable mount but it does help considerably.
Apr 11, 2015 09:45:35 #
Didereaux wrote:
What? Are you a rude idiot by choice or genetics? I was clarifying, actually expanding on my previous comment. A rant? Please do all a favor and take your meds as prescribed. sheesh!
Love it. :thumbup: :thumbup:
Apr 11, 2015 11:14:04 #
amfoto1 wrote:
It may be different with other systems...
But the Canon IS lenses I've been using for 15 years, I almost never turn off IS and certainly wouldn't turn it off on a tripod.
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But the Canon IS lenses I've been using for 15 years, I almost never turn off IS and certainly wouldn't turn it off on a tripod.
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I have the Canon 7D Mark II and here is what my manual says:
- The Image Stablilizer can operate with the lens's focus mode switch set to either <AF> or <MF>
- When using a tripod, you can still shoot with IS switch set to <ON> with no problem. However, to save battery power, setting the IS switch to <OFF> is recommended.
- The Image Stabilizer is effective even when the camera is mounted on a monopod.
So I keep it on most times, but if I'm on a tripod and it's not a windy day, I'll turn it off. Not for any image-related reason, but rather to conserve battery life. I've had no problems with it off when the camera is on a tripod. But as the manual says, it should not cause any harm to keep it on other than battery life.
Apr 11, 2015 15:50:28 #
Basil wrote:
I have the Canon 7D Mark II and here is what my ma... (show quote)
My question would be "How much battery power am I saving?" If you have a battery that can give you around 350 shots on a charge, are you losing 100 shots or 25 shots is IS on? Do you shoot 350 shots before recharging and you desperately need that extra battery life? Does the loss in battery life actually affect you? If not, you're likely to get sharper shots with the IS on all the time.
I've been shooting handheld without IS at f/8, about 1/640th, and ISO400 outdoors for about a year and was seeing some blur in my photos that I concluded was my ultra wide angle lens deteriorating and "getting soft" with age. I was going to send it to the manufacturer for examination and possibly repair.
I regularly use that Sony camera indoors on a tripod for panoramas too. I listened to all the hub-bub and armchair theorizing on here about IS on a tripod and shut it off.
Well, I turned my IS back on last week and my exterior handheld shots cleared right up. Apparently my hands aren't as steady as they used to be and I was causing the image softness during pressing the shutter button. That also means my competitive firearm league shooting has gone to hell over the last 7 or 8 years too but I haven't done that for a long while to realize it.
Yesterday I did some interior panoramas and they came out crisp and clean with IS on while mounted to a big pan head and tripod. So I'm staying with IS on for all shots now. I'm also going to start taking my monopod along because I already carry two dedicated tripods for my work. One little extra aluminum stick isn't going to kill me.
So just try the IS on your monopod or even tripod. If you have clear crisp high IQ every time, forget all the naysayers and nightmare boogie men in the shadows and just do it.
Apr 11, 2015 16:10:38 #
marcomarks wrote:
My question would be "How much battery power am I saving?"
Fair question. I don't use it when on my tripod and have no issues with IQ. My choice. If I were shooting at a very low shutter speed for some reason, I might turn it on anyway just as a precaution.
How much battery does it save? I have not done a comparison study. I do know that if I turn GPS on, it drains the battery noticeably faster. I also know that my new 7DM2 already uses battery juice much faster than my old 7D did. If I don't need IS in a given circumstance, then I'm not going to use it. If I only get 25 more shots, one of those might have been the best shot of the day! Besides, Canon thought it significant enough to mention. But Personally I don't think there is a wrong answer, so I guess it boils down to personal choice
Apr 11, 2015 16:30:10 #
Basil wrote:
Fair question. I don't use it when on my tripod a... (show quote)
You're definitely correct on the GPS being a significant power sucker. It has to run a little radio transmitter/receiver for GPS satellite communication and it has a specific radio power output that really eats battery life. That's why with my tablet I turn off GPS and Blue Tooth (another power sucker) unless I want to use it as a travel GPS unit (although I haven't found an accurate GPS Android software yet. Google Maps misses my house near a town by 2.7 miles every time and I fear what it will do when I'm lost out in a rural area somewhere!)
And personal choice on IS or not is also definitely correct.
Apr 11, 2015 16:40:41 #
marcomarks wrote:
Google Maps misses my house near a town by 2.7 miles every time and I fear what it will do when I'm lost out in a rural area somewhere!)
Most GPs systems use the same map database. Most GPSs put my house on the exact oppose end of the street (1/4 mile away) from where it's really located.
Apr 11, 2015 18:51:05 #
John_F wrote:
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Revelations. Exorcist. X-files. The latter was my favorite episode; Scully's alarm clock showed 6:66am when it went off the morning a demon was featured in the story. I'm afraid we're hijacking the thread, however.
Apr 11, 2015 19:48:26 #
Basil wrote:
Most GPs systems use the same map database. Most GPSs put my house on the exact oppose end of the street (1/4 mile away) from where it's really located.
My dedicated GPS unit finds my house with 50 feet. My Android tablet or cell phone using Google Maps is off by 2.7 miles. So how does one explain that?
Apr 12, 2015 06:48:35 #
marcomarks wrote:
My dedicated GPS unit finds my house with 50 feet. My Android tablet or cell phone using Google Maps is off by 2.7 miles. So how does one explain that?
Maybe the phone found a home it likes better.
:D
Apr 12, 2015 07:11:56 #
Ranjan
Loc: Currently Cyber-Nation!
marcomarks wrote:
My dedicated GPS unit finds my house with 50 feet. My Android tablet or cell phone using Google Maps is off by 2.7 miles. So how does one explain that?
Dedication, as opposed to multi-tasking pays!
Apr 12, 2015 12:26:05 #
Didereaux wrote:
IS is for a generalized movement when handheld. A monopod dampens the vertical, and so IS starts trying to correct for something that does not exist. A few simple test shots will show why you turn OFF IS even with a monopod.
not for me, I get terrible camera shake even with a monopod.
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