>>Does sturdy tripod ring a bell?? It's really neat 'Image Stabilizer' that I >>use on every shot! Oh wise one, please advise me how to use my image stabalising tripod when shooting from a moving boat, or from an airplane of helicopter. Or when I am panning. Or when I am shooting in the wind and my lens is flapping up and down even though my body is bolted to a sturdy tripod. You can use your tripod and I'll use my IS lens. I wonder whose images will be sharper?