yakim_peled1 Posted January 19, 2003 Share Posted January 19, 2003 Hi , I consider buying this lens second hand. Naturally I'd like to test the IS feature. I will do it by hand-hold shooting from 1/500 going downwards. I have read some reviews who claim that they can shoot at 1/60 and image is still sharp. What do you think ? Which is the lowest speed you'd go with your 300/4 USM L IS hand-hold till you start to see the blur ? Happy shooting , Yakim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackflesher Posted January 19, 2003 Share Posted January 19, 2003 I get acceptably sharp images at 1/60 with that lens, and about one out of three at that speed are razor sharp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isaac sibson Posted January 19, 2003 Share Posted January 19, 2003 1/60th is generally about it. Depends on how steady you are, if you can take a good position, wind, etc, etc, etc. At a stretch in really good conditions, 1/45th might be worth a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilia Posted January 19, 2003 Share Posted January 19, 2003 Can't comment on 300 f4 IS, but I use equivalent combo - D60/70-200IS zoomed out to 200(=320mm) and I get about 8-9 out of 10 sharp photos at 1/20s - Given I have my elbows braced against something(worst case scenario - myself seating in the chair). Here's one of the examples: <A href="http://www.photo.net/photo/1222906&size=lg"> Tungsten Light(1/20s f2.8)</A>. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilia Posted January 19, 2003 Share Posted January 19, 2003 Forgot to mention - I am HORRIBLE at handholding - sold my 28-70f2.8 and switched to 50/1.4+28-135IS combo because of that - couldn't hold it properly below 1/125s (at 70mm) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_phan Posted January 19, 2003 Share Posted January 19, 2003 And you can extend the effectiveness of IS by using the 300/4L IS with a monopod, which affords you with more stability without sacrificing mobility. When I travel, I often use a monopod with my 28-135 IS and 100-400L IS. When nothing is mounted on the monopod, it serves as a walking stick or is tucked away. At ~1/60 I've had good success at 300-400mm with IS alone, and even better with IS plus monopod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isaac sibson Posted January 19, 2003 Share Posted January 19, 2003 The 70-200 F2.8L IS is NOT directly comparable to the 300 F4L IS, even when used on a D60 at a similar effective FOV. The 70-200 uses the new version of the IS system, which offers a further stop gain over the older version introduced in the 300 F4L IS (which was the first to offer the dual-mode IS system). The 70-200 F2.8L is presently the only fourth-generation IS lens (three-stop gain, dual-mode, tripod compatible). 600 F4L IS, 500 F4, 400 F2.8, 400 F4 and 300 F2.8 are all third generation (2 stop gain, dual-mode, tripod compatible), 100-400L IS and 300 F4L IS are second generation (2 stop gain, dual-mode) and 28-135 and 75-300 are first generation (2 stop gain). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliff_lesergent Posted January 19, 2003 Share Posted January 19, 2003 <html> <head><meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-ca"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 4.0"><meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document"><title>New Page 1</title></head> <body> <p>Here's a shot taken at 600mm at 1/8th of a second, hand-held, with my leftelbow braced:</p><p><a href="http://clifflesergentphotography.hypermart.net/ground_squirrel.jpg">http://clifflesergentphotography.hypermart.net/ground_squirrel.jpg</a></p><p>EOS 3 with PB-E2, 300 f4L IS + EF 2x Extender, IS Mode 1, Fuji Velvia @ ISO40, 1/8 second @ f/5.6 (effective f/11), heavy overcast/light drizzle ofrain. Original slide scanned at 600 dpi for output to web page at 72 dpi.</p><p>It's not a great photo - it was taken the first weekend I owned thelens, and I was just experimenting to see what the IS was capable of. Italso shows that the 2x extender (one stop down from wide open) is not too shabbywith this lens, too.</p><p> </p><p> </p> </body> </html> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakim_peled1 Posted January 20, 2003 Author Share Posted January 20, 2003 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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