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Mentoring and Learning => Learning Photography => Topic started by: keithsnell on April 29, 2010, 02:21:35 PM

Title: Recommended Reading: "All about VR," by Thom Hogan
Post by: keithsnell on April 29, 2010, 02:21:35 PM

Thom's recommendations on when, and when not to use Vibration Reduction (image stabilization for Canon folks) are consistent with my own, with one exception.  Thom recommends against using VR when you are using a Wimberly type gimbal head that isn't tightened down.  My experience with long lenses with a Wimberly (gimbal) head is that VR can help, as long as your shutter speed is less than 1/500th.

Thom's article should be required reading for every photographer that habitually uses VR (IS) as a matter of course:  http://bythom.com/nikon-vr.htm (http://bythom.com/nikon-vr.htm)

Keith

Title: Re: Recommended Reading: "All about VR," by Thom Hogan
Post by: prairiedust on April 29, 2010, 03:12:25 PM

Thanks for the article link Keith.  The issue has come up a couple times in our camera club so it's good to have some solid information to share.