Panning Question

Pretzel

Senior Member
Most of the lenses, VR will allow for stabilization of the subject, but a pan is going to be much too aggressive for the VR to compensate for, which is good in that case as it will only work to try and help you keep your focus on the subject you are tracking.. Others, like the 70-300, have two VR settings, one of which tries to compensate for larger movements, so that might interfere.

I'd suggest, try a few pan shots with it on and a few with it off, see what works!
 

Dave_W

The Dude
So you have to shoot in normal mode to have the panning detection
function work? Also normal mode means shooting in manual?

Not sure what you mean "normal"? I would say to spend a day by the side of the road and practice panning on the cars as they go by (that's what I did). All the while leaving VR on (and AF on, too). I've never used the other level of VR and from what I've read it's for when you're doing something like standing in the back of a truck while it's racing across the savanna to get shots of a lion or something like that. Few of us will ever be in a position to use the higher level of VR (at least I don't think we will).
 

Pretzel

Senior Member
Not sure what you mean "normal"? I would say to spend a day by the side of the road and practice panning on the cars as they go by (that's what I did). All the while leaving VR on (and AF on, too). I've never used the other level of VR and from what I've read it's for when you're doing something like standing in the back of a truck while it's racing across the savanna to get shots of a lion or something like that. Few of us will ever be in a position to use the higher level of VR (at least I don't think we will).

Or riding in a vehicle while trying to shoot a pic of a car/motorcycle next to ya as well. ;) All other VR situations, normal mode is just fine.
 
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