When to use vibration reduction setting
May 25, 2019 09:20:42 #
Tom Iskiyan
Loc: Highlands Ranch, Colorado
I have a Tamron 150mm - 600mm on a Nikon D750. I usually use it with a monopole.
Should I have the VR on or off when using the monopole?
Thanks,
Tom Iskiyan
Should I have the VR on or off when using the monopole?
Thanks,
Tom Iskiyan
May 25, 2019 09:23:34 #
Tom Iskiyan wrote:
I have a Tamron 150mm - 600mm on a Nikon D750. I usually use it with a monopole.
Should I have the VR on or off when using the monopole?
Thanks,
Tom Iskiyan
Should I have the VR on or off when using the monopole?
Thanks,
Tom Iskiyan
I use VR on with my 200-500 on a Monopod. Unless the Monopod is braced against something you have some level of movement Tom with your 150-600, hence the need for VR
May 25, 2019 09:23:58 #
On.
The only time you should turn it off is if the camera is on a tripod.
--Bob
The only time you should turn it off is if the camera is on a tripod.
--Bob
Tom Iskiyan wrote:
I have a Tamron 150mm - 600mm on a Nikon D750. I usually use it with a monopole.
Should I have the VR on or off when using the monopole?
Thanks,
Tom Iskiyan
Should I have the VR on or off when using the monopole?
Thanks,
Tom Iskiyan
May 25, 2019 09:35:32 #
foxfirerodandgun
Loc: Stony Creek, VA
rmalarz wrote:
On.
The only time you should turn it off is if the camera is on a tripod.
--Bob
The only time you should turn it off is if the camera is on a tripod.
--Bob
Not meaning to ask a facetious question, but why is it necessary to turn the VR off when on a tripod? Extra drain on the battery or other reason(s). Thanks.
May 25, 2019 09:39:28 #
May 25, 2019 09:50:25 #
foxfirerodandgun wrote:
Not meaning to ask a facetious question, but why is it necessary to turn the VR off when on a tripod? Extra drain on the battery or other reason(s). Thanks.
Because with VR on and the camera on a tripod, MOST VR systems are looking to focus with some level of movement. With no movement it can't focus properly. Some of the newer VR lenses have corrected that issue. Check your manual for your VR lens.
May 25, 2019 09:56:37 #
foxfirerodandgun
Loc: Stony Creek, VA
Thanks 47greyfox & PixelStan77. Makes sense to me. All of my Nikon DX & Sigma 150mm Macro lens have a form of IS. I do use a tripod from time to time as well. Thanks.
May 25, 2019 09:57:51 #
foxfirerodandgun wrote:
Not meaning to ask a facetious question, but why is it necessary to turn the VR off when on a tripod? Extra drain on the battery or other reason(s). Thanks.
I know some people say you should turn VR off when on a tripod but I never do and there isn't a problem with the shots.
May 25, 2019 10:02:19 #
On. A monopod may control some if not most all camera movement during shooting.
VR can control and minimize the effect of image blur still possible with the use of a monopod. For example, jabbing the shutter button can introduce camera movement even if only slight.
Note as well that Photoshop CC has a camera shake reduction filter that detects the direction of camera movement at the pixel level and then corrects for it.
The mirror-up function can also reduce the micro-movement that results from mirror slap.
I hope these comments help.
VR can control and minimize the effect of image blur still possible with the use of a monopod. For example, jabbing the shutter button can introduce camera movement even if only slight.
Note as well that Photoshop CC has a camera shake reduction filter that detects the direction of camera movement at the pixel level and then corrects for it.
The mirror-up function can also reduce the micro-movement that results from mirror slap.
I hope these comments help.
Tom Iskiyan wrote:
I have a Tamron 150mm - 600mm on a Nikon D750. I usually use it with a monopole.
Should I have the VR on or off when using the monopole?
Thanks,
Tom Iskiyan
Should I have the VR on or off when using the monopole?
Thanks,
Tom Iskiyan
May 25, 2019 10:05:09 #
foxfirerodandgun
Loc: Stony Creek, VA
DebAnn wrote:
I know some people say you should turn VR off when on a tripod but I never do and there isn't a problem with the shots.
I have left it on when taking close ups of firearms & their markings,, blemishes, etc. for a number of years without really noticing any issues. But..............I'll be playing it safe and turning the VR/IS off when using a tripod from now on.
I know that it uses extra battery power since I had forgot to turn it off on my Sigma 105mm Macro lens and a few weeks later grabbed the camera to take a quick shot of an insect and could not understand why the camera would not work until I saw that the battery was dead. Opportunity missed. Lesson learned.
May 25, 2019 10:18:47 #
When turning it off when using a tripod remember to turn it back on when you start shooting hand held shots.
May 25, 2019 10:20:06 #
PixelStan77 wrote:
Because with VR on and the camera on a tripod, MOST VR systems are looking to focus with some level of movement. With no movement it can't focus properly. Some of the newer VR lenses have corrected that issue. Check your manual for your VR lens.
The VR/IS system will try to correct for movement that is not there and can hunt, causing blurry images.
May 25, 2019 10:28:37 #
RWR
Loc: La Mesa, CA
Tom Iskiyan wrote:
I have a Tamron 150mm - 600mm on a Nikon D750. I usually use it with a monopole.
Should I have the VR on or off when using the monopole?
Thanks,
Tom Iskiyan
Should I have the VR on or off when using the monopole?
Thanks,
Tom Iskiyan
Check your user’s manual.
May 25, 2019 10:57:17 #
There have been many threads on this forum regarding when to use and when not to use VR. Most (but not all) of the respondents agree VR should be turned off when using a tripod. Many feel VR should be turned off when your shutter speed exceeds 1/500. That is what I have been doing. But frankly, there is no good way to tell if it makes any difference at all except by analyzing your results over a reasonably long period of time. I don't use a monopod much but would approach my VR setting as if it was a hand held shot.
May 25, 2019 12:26:32 #
Tom Iskiyan wrote:
I have a Tamron 150mm - 600mm on a Nikon D750. I usually use it with a monopole.
Should I have the VR on or off when using the monopole?
Thanks,
Tom Iskiyan
Should I have the VR on or off when using the monopole?
Thanks,
Tom Iskiyan
Since I normally use it in broad daylight at 1/2000 sec or faster, I almost never have it on. Leaving it off makes it easier to focus.
I turn it on only when the subject is moving, the camera is hand-held or on a monopod and the shutter is much slower.
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