RE: how does image stabilisation work?

2004-09-24 Thread CRB
One problem with Canon IS that it must be turned off when the camera is on a tripod. Otherwise it create its own problems. Vibration is actually introduced as it is predictive of motion! Sincerely, C.Brendemuehl Politics is supposed to be the second oldest

Re: how does image stabilisation work?

2004-09-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/9/04, CRB, discombobulated, unleashed: One problem with Canon IS that it must be turned off when the camera is on a tripod. Otherwise it create its own problems. Vibration is actually introduced as it is predictive of motion! This is not true of all IS lenses. Certain lenses have an

Re: how does image stabilisation work?

2004-09-24 Thread Martin Trautmann
On 2004-09-23 17:14, Martin Trautmann wrote: But how does it actually work? - how many millimeters is the sensor shifted for stabilisation? as a side note: is it shifting horizontally and vertically only? Overlaying these two movements you can move diagonal as well. But you can't compensate

Re: how does image stabilisation work?

2004-09-24 Thread Gonz
They do that at the expense of image smear. That would not be good for stills. rg Graywolf wrote: Tell that to the video camera makers, they apparently don't know that. -- Gonz wrote: Do you mean electronically? That would not work. Image stabilization can only be done mechanically, either

Re: how does image stabilisation work?

2004-09-24 Thread Steve Desjardins
I read the article about the new Minolta in pop photo, but thinking back now I am confused by something. I don't have the magazine here to check, but I swear they said they put a 500 mirror lens on the camera and that the image stabilized through the viewfinder when they engaged IS. How could

Re: how does image stabilisation work?

2004-09-24 Thread Nick Clark
I would have thought that a maximum sensor shift of 1-2mm would be sensible to give 1-2 stops improvement. It's about 10% of the linear image dimension. Anything more than this wouldn't be compensating for camera shake, it would be used for earthquake stabilisation. Nick -Original

Re: how does image stabilisation work?

2004-09-23 Thread Alin Flaider
Martin wrote: MT I just had a look at the Konica Maxxum 7D / Minolta Dynax 7D. MT I'd wish Pentax would provide some kind of image stabilisation as these MT models do. Hoepfully you are young enough to see your wish come true. ;o) MT But how does it actually work? MT - how many

Re: how does image stabilisation work?

2004-09-23 Thread Graywolf
That seems unlikely, it would be far cheaper to just do it digitally. -- Martin Trautmann wrote: Hi all, I just had a look at the Konica Maxxum 7D / Minolta Dynax 7D. I'd wish Pentax would provide some kind of image stabilisation as these models do. But how does it actually work? - how many

Re: how does image stabilisation work?

2004-09-23 Thread Gonz
Do you mean electronically? That would not work. Image stabilization can only be done mechanically, either at the lens or on the film/sensor plane. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That seems unlikely, it would be far cheaper to just do it digitally. -- Martin Trautmann wrote: Hi all, I just had a

Re: how does image stabilisation work?

2004-09-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/9/04, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: Do you mean electronically? That would not work. Image stabilization can only be done mechanically, either at the lens or on the film/sensor plane. or you could stick the world in a clamp... Didn't you know? If you look closely at satellite

Re: how does image stabilisation work?

2004-09-23 Thread Graywolf
Now, Rob, think about what you just said. No one has claimed that Pentax is going to retrofit IS to the *istD. If they build a camera with IS in the body they can well choose a sensor that can do that. Remember the rumor I reported here that Pentax is working on designing and producing their

Re: how does image stabilisation work?

2004-09-23 Thread Rob Studdert
On 23 Sep 2004 at 20:39, Graywolf wrote: Now, Rob, think about what you just said. I did, I did, I just didn't lay out all my reasoning. No one has claimed that Pentax is going to retrofit IS to the *istD. If they build a camera with IS in the body they can well choose a sensor that can