Do you keep IS on on 70-200 all the time?

i have just received this beautiful but bulky 70-200L IS today and

this is my first IS lense. guess i will be doing weight lifting from

today with this heavy lense.

 

i was wondering of you guys keep the IS on all the time when you

shoot hand held?

what is the limit of the slowest shutter that you had experienced

hand held with the IS 1 mode on? on the short and long side of the

lense.

 

i will be going to a press conference tomorrow and i was wondering

if i should keep the IS 1 mode on while shooting. i usually shoot at

manual mode and the shutter speed will be at either 1/160 or 1/200.

 

i dont really like the shattering noise/ movement with the IS on so

i was thinking that i might turn IS off when i shoot at 1/200. guess

i need to get used to this....

 

please advice.

 

cheers!

IS is on 100% of the time indoors, 20% of the time outdoors. In a burst of three shots, I can get a sharp 1/20th at 150mm (on a 20D, that is) around 75% of the time.

CE

You paid for "IS" so you might as well use it. (Anything under 1/300 use it, or leave it on all the time its up to you)

 

(If anyone gives you dirty looks because of the noise point the camera at them and take there picture lol)

 

Take care.

 

DK.

Definitely keep the IS on all the time. I do, and it's the technical finishing touch to insure even high shutter speed exposures.

 

The IS noise doesn't bother me. If this is a typical press conference, you may not even hear it!

Keep IS on for handheld use, no matter what the shutter speed.

 

Keep it on outside when shooting from a tripod if there is any wind. It will compensate for wind jiggles.

 

If it is tripod mounted but the ball head is loose so you can track action, keep it on.

 

When tripod mounted with no wind you can turn it off or leave it on, whichever you prefer.

 

Jim

If the following are true:

 

1) Rock Solid Tripod

 

2) Cable release

 

3) Mirror Lockup

 

or Long exposures are used eg. 1 sec plus

 

 

Then keep IS off for best results especially with long exposures,

Otherwise leave it on all the time.

 

Just my experience.

Or use a monopod and buy a less expensive lens without IS. You'll get better results.

I keep mine on all the time. I don't know what you mean by noise. Mine is quiet as a mouse.

"Or use a monopod and buy a less expensive lens without IS. You'll get better results."

 

Sometimes, maybe...

 

I don't ever turn it off. If I don't *need* IS, I'll reach for a 200/2.8, 100/2.0, 85/1.8 instead.

 

But IS is much better for long exposures and certainly lets me shoot at more desireable ISO, from tripood, handheld, or otherwise.

<i>Or use a monopod and buy a less expensive lens without IS. You'll get better results.</i>

<p>

Spoken like a guy who's never tried an IS lens.

I keep mine on all the time...except of course when I bump the switch :) it is in a bad place for that, so now I'm constantly checking to make sure its on -jeffl

<I>Or use a monopod and buy a less expensive</i><P>

 

A monopod only stops camera shake in one dimension (up and down) and does nothing for the other... (left and right)<P>

 

In fact IS helps make monopod shots better. FWIW I leave my IS on 99 percent of the time too.<P>

Yeah, sounds like Peter has never used one of these things.

 

IS is much more valuable than a monopod without IS IMO. On always when hand-holding.

I don't have a tripod so IS is on all the time.

 

Happy shooting,

Yakim.