Monopod and stabilisation
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Horoscope Fish
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I rarely turn it on to begin with and no, I wouldn't use it with a monopod.
The default set-up for VR with shutter speeds less than 1/320 is ON. You can always verify what the owners manual says when using a lens with VR on a tripod and/or monopod. For action or sports application, VR will not matter since your subjects will be moving. You should be more concern about motion blur.
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Horoscope Fish
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With a monopod? Still no.
Pretty much this. VR is useful in some specific situations but it's not the magic bullet many seem to think it is.
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Edit: Type error. I have corrected my previous statement.
Most bird photographers using the exotic lenses leave the VR to OFF position for faster shutter speeds especially at 1/2000.
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VR is an artificial means of stabilization. In order to eliminate or reduce any kind of blur in a photo, the camera must be stabilized (not moving) from oscillating or up and down movement. A tripod provides this stabilization. It is a fixed base. A monopod prevents up and down movement, but allows side to side movement, which does not need VR stabilization. Therefore, it is wise to shut off VR when on a tripod and/or monopod.
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"VR is an artificial means of stabilization. In order to eliminate or reduce any kind of blur in a photo, the camera must be stabilized (not moving) from oscillating or up and down movement. A tripod provides this stabilization. It is a fixed base. A monopod prevents up and down movement, but allows side to side movement, which does not need VR stabilization. Therefore, it is wise to shut off VR when on a tripod and/or monopod." —Jack
Hi kiwi86,
Yep! that's what is! This VR feature was thought, originally, for people with motoric
disorders or if the photographer is subjected to steady vibrations such as in a car i.e.
The price to pay for this stabilization is the loss of the instant. This means that, when
one presses the release, the real take will happen only when the camera system will
have obtain sure focus. If you press the release, keep the pose until the shutter is
released!
This loss of the instant makes, for me, VR a most undesirable feature.
"VR is an artificial means of stabilization. In order to eliminate or reduce any kind of blur in a photo, the camera must be stabilized (not moving) from oscillating or up and down movement. A tripod provides this stabilization. It is a fixed base. A monopod prevents up and down movement, but allows side to side movement, which does not need VR stabilization. Therefore, it is wise to shut off VR when on a tripod and/or monopod." —Jack
Hi kiwi86,
Yep! that's what is! This VR feature was thought, originally, for people with motoric
disorders or if the photographer is subjected to steady vibrations such as in a car i.e.
The price to pay for this stabilization is the loss of the instant. This means that, when
one presses the release, the real take will happen only when the camera system will
have obtain sure focus. If you press the release, keep the pose until the shutter is
released!
This loss of the instant makes, for me, VR a most undesirable feature.
I'm not altogether sure I agree with this. The VR takes about as long to lock on as does the auto focus so if you're using AF along with VR, you'll not see any delay over and above the delay created by the AF.