I would miss having image stabilization. In the lens is okay, but it adds cost over and over again, if you purchase multiple lenses. And since I frequently shoot with longer lenses in low light, I'm a big fan of IBIS.
Paul On Apr 21, 2012, at 11:47 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > I'll have to think about that Miserere. > IBIS had a big impact on my photography, > especially shooting indoor candids. > Regards, Bob S. > > On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 10:40 AM, Miserere <miser...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On 21 April 2012 11:28, Bob Sullivan <rf.sulli...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Image Stabilization.......NO!!! - forget about it. Regards, Bob S. >> >> IS is in some of the lenses. Bob, I like IBIS as much as the next >> Pentaxian, but let me tell you my practical experience. I'm able to >> regularly shoot the 30mm handheld at 1/15s and get sharp shots; the >> small size, low weight, light shutter and lack of flapping mirror all >> contribute to making it a much more stable shooting camera than a >> DSLR. That said, I usually shoot at speeds faster than 1/100s, where >> IS wouldn't help me anyway. I think Samsung's reasoning was: "Shooting >> a 30mm f/2 wide open should give them fast enough shutter speeds that >> they won't need IS. If they use a slow-ass zoom kit lens, then we'll >> put the IS in the lens to help them out." I'm currently testing the >> 16mm f/2.4 and its also highly usable wide open, making f/2.4 at 1/8s >> shots possible. >> >> I'm not defending leaving out IBIS, I'm just saying that its absence >> has been much less of a hinderance in real-world usage than I thought >> it would be before I started using the camera. In fact, until you >> mentioned it here, I hadn't even considered its lack as an issue when >> reviewing the NX20 specs. >> >> My 2 cents. >> >> >> —M. >> >> \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com >> >> http://EnticingTheLight.com >> A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.