Comments on: Buying an IS / VR lens or not?

By: Steven

Steven — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:46:53 +0000

Well that’s the great thing about IS: you can disable it. When I don’t move my camera and it’s on a tripod, I have it disabled.

For bokeh I got my 50 1.4 since 2-3 days ago… so I’m supplied.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:40:16 +0000

Zark: even with the mode 2 activated, the image jecks off some times. Dont forget that the IS was made for stills and not video. I was this happen while panning and while using a slider but not often enough to prevent me from using the IS.

By: ZARk

ZARk — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:51:19 +0000

Its normal you have problems panning with IS on

there’s TWO modes of IS, the second mode should allow you to pan

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By: admin

admin — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:19:17 +0000

Steven : the 100-400 is clearly better than the 50-500 from a pure IQ perspective, even without the IS so this is a nice upgrade for you.

While IS is more effective at longer focal range, even 24mm would benefit from it for video (not really for stills). Regarding the 24-70 vs 24-105 debate, I am keeping the 24-70 for now. While the 24-105 has versatility, the bokeh of the 24-70 is clearly superior for photography.

By: Steven

Steven — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:12:48 +0000

I sold my 50-500 to get the 100-400 IS.

The more zoom, the more your shakes are magnified as well. So for 24mm: forget about it, not worth it. For 400mm: yes get IS.

On the other hand, you can always disable IS, so also from that perspective: go for it.

I did the same test also with my 100-400mm lens and it can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5a4ei1h41c

On the 24-70 or 24-105: get the 105 man! More range, it’s super sharp and has IS. I can’t live without it haha.

Thanks for the article!

By: admin

admin — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:05:23 +0000

Nope. I kept the 24-70 because my wife (who use our second 5dMrkII) loves the lens…
I have a review coming very soon (this week) where I will redo IS tests with rigs this time. Stay tuned!

Regarding the steadicam, I think you get better results with a gunstock rig or shoulder rig. It is only really useful if you plan to do tracking shots and even then, plan to shoot at small aperture to keep the image sharp!

By: 5d user

5d user — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:01:08 +0000

So did you buy 24-105? I’m mad to myself because I didn’t buy the 5D kit because I would have got that lens for half the price that I have to pay if I buy it now :/ I don’t have any steadicam yet, but I’m planning to buy some cheap model or make my own.. i still have my doubts how well those will perform :p

By: admin

admin — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:44:35 +0000

IS will not really help on a steadicam since there are not supposed to be any shake when you use one.

As for the shoulder rig, yes it would help when panning slowly.

Keep in mind that IS is made to reduce shake, not steadying the camera.

The jello effect is mostly created (from my experience) when the background has a lot of horizontal lines or when the camera shakes on all axis at the same time (as when moving).

I have about 12 hours of practice with the Rapid Fire Zacuto rig so far and I am able to minimize shake and jello most of the time. The only exception is when walking.

If you want to move the camera, the steadicam or dolly is the way to go. Walking around with the camera in hand/shoulder would introduce too much shake unless you have a very heavy rig.

I am working on a few article right now and one of these is about shoulder rigs. I still have a bit of research to do but it should be done by the end of the week, so stay tuned!

By: 5d user

5d user — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:43:40 +0000

Have you made more tests with the IS lens? I’m planning to buy 24-105 IS to use with shoulder mount/steadicam but I have my doubts how it will perform when moving sideways or panning. Is there more “jello” effect?