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Does Anti-Shake Really Work in 7D?

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Hey Vance. IMHO, Yes!!
Take a look at the shutter speeds on my latest gallery:
http://solarviewphoto.com/maxxum7d_samples.2/index.htm

All shots were handheld, as I was out of town without my tripod.(really could have used it, honestly).

Unless I'm getting a lot steadier these days. I know I'm getting shots I wouldn't have even attempted, before AS. Take a look, and tell me what you think.
Vance Zachary said:
For month, K-M has been tauting the advantages of Anti-Shake. I
have heard mixed reviews by posters here but Phil's samples looked
pretty good. But the question I have for those of you who have your
camera is, does Anti-Shake work and will it play an important part
in your shooting?
--
Vance Zachary
http://www.pbase.com/photoworkszach
http://www.photoworksbyzachary.com
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Sol

'Charter Member of the Konica Minolta 7D Adoption Society'
 
Vance,

I think the AS works pretty well. The other day I tried it with my 80-200 2.8. I was able to shoot at 1/20 at 200mm and the image was just as sharp as any other I've taken so far at faster shutter speeds. As far as using it: I think I will use it quite a bit. Since KM announced the camera and the AS feature I have shot in a number of situations where I really could have used AS. I also like to use slow sync flash often, and it will come in handy when my shutter speed goes below where it normally should. Many people have complained on this forum about the price of the 7D, but I think the AS is worth the extra $200 or $300 because it not only saves you that money on IS or VR lenses (if KM actually made them) but it will help you get shots you otherwise might have missed. Those are my thoughts. If I could figure out how to post a photo straight into the forum, I'd do that, but the one I'd want to show you is not on-line anywhere, thus there is no link.

dave
Vance Zachary said:
For month, K-M has been tauting the advantages of Anti-Shake. I
have heard mixed reviews by posters here but Phil's samples looked
pretty good. But the question I have for those of you who have your
camera is, does Anti-Shake work and will it play an important part
in your shooting?
--
Vance Zachary
http://www.pbase.com/photoworkszach
http://www.photoworksbyzachary.com
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--
dt
 
Sol

Excellent photos,

The web site layout is great, is this a software package or your own work?

Load time for Photos is very fast.

Havn't purchase the D7 yet but about to jump soon.

Thanks in advance
 
Admitedly not the greatest photos in all the land (the weather here has been terrible so no outside photos just yet.) but here are some hand-held slow shutter speed anti-shake examples. Of dogs, even. (who normally make an effort to move themselves, but were particularly cooperative and lazy this weekend.)

All these can be found here will EXIF:
http://www.woodstudios.net/darkroom/

f/4.5-1/8 second handheld
http://www.woodstudios.net/darkroom/previews/649.JPE

f/4-1/40 second handheld
http://www.woodstudios.net/darkroom/previews/709.JPE

I am a believer.
 
Dave,

You made a comment here, that I think says it all, if people will just remember it.

[snip]
dtavani said:
dtavani wrote:
Many people have complained on this forum about the price of the 7D,
but I think the AS is worth the extra $200 or $300 because it not only saves you
that money on IS or VR lenses (if KM actually made them) but it
will help you get shots you otherwise might have missed.
dave
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That's EVERYTHING folks. That's the WHOLE DEAL right there! If you are getting shots that you other wise couldn't get without AS, that's the ballgame! End of debate. It's worth every penny of the extra $200-300.

Let me repeat this: Your getting shots, that you wouldn't have been able to shoot before. Remember that. Because if it's about getting the shot, that's all that matters in the end.

--
Sol

'Charter Member of the Konica Minolta 7D Adoption Society'
 
Vance Zachary said:
For month, K-M has been tauting the advantages of Anti-Shake. I
have heard mixed reviews by posters here but Phil's samples looked
pretty good. But the question I have for those of you who have your
camera is, does Anti-Shake work and will it play an important part
in your shooting?
--
Vance Zachary
http://www.pbase.com/photoworkszach
http://www.photoworksbyzachary.com
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I think the general sensation from the users´ posts here and in minolta yahoo group is that AS does work and it can gain you 3 good stops!

--
Ramin

'Charter Member of the Konica Minolta 7D Adoption Society'
 
Vance Zachary said:
For month, K-M has been tauting the advantages of Anti-Shake. I
have heard mixed reviews by posters here but Phil's samples looked
pretty good. But the question I have for those of you who have your
camera is, does Anti-Shake work and will it play an important part
in your shooting?
--
Vance Zachary
http://www.pbase.com/photoworkszach
http://www.photoworksbyzachary.com
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Most definitely it does work... and I'll certainly make use of it.

Admittedly I've not had a lot of opportunity to play so far, but it seems to offer me a good 2 stops over non-AS that I csan count on, and 3 or even 4 stops can produce good results, though not as reliably as 2.

Sorry, I don't have any examples to hand!

When you consider what this means, it has a very real impact on image quality. ISO 100-400 are excellent, 800 very good, 1600 not bad and 3200 in extremis only. This means that you can take a non-AS situatiuon demanding ISO 1600 and shoot at ISO 400 - that's a very real improvement that applies for all my lenses - the shiny new ones and the old secondhand bargains!

Of course, depending oin your usual subjects, thios may carry more or less weight than the advantages offered by competing products - the speed of the 20D, for instance, may matter more to your style than it does to mine.

--

Dave

'Third one from the left — Konica Minolta 7D Adoption Society'
 
If taking very good, sharp, indoor photos at 1600 ISO with f5, 1/15 sec handheld with 90mm effective focal length, is valuable, then YES, for me AS works!!

Lens used is old 24-85mm f3.5-4.5.

AS on, Sharpness 0, compensation 0, weak daylight, AWB. I have PP'ed in 2 ways - just a little level correction and USM to 80% 2,1 in PS7; and then cleaned up the (unobtrusive noise) with Noise Ninja on auto, then levels and USM as earlier.

Result, much better than I would have got in any other way!

And outside no issues. Again handheld shots at ISO100, same lens, good colour and contracts, and just love the colours. Some shots down as low as 1/8th sec - perhaps not pin sharp, but more than adequate.
Vance Zachary said:
For month, K-M has been tauting the advantages of Anti-Shake. I
have heard mixed reviews by posters here but Phil's samples looked
pretty good. But the question I have for those of you who have your
camera is, does Anti-Shake work and will it play an important part
in your shooting?
--
Vance Zachary
http://www.pbase.com/photoworkszach
http://www.photoworksbyzachary.com
Click to expand...
--
Chris Davies
Life is what you make it - so make it good!
 
the AS made it exceed it!!!!

I am glad I made the right choice. AS definitely works and it certainly contributed to add more 'keepers' to my portfolio of images.

Ummmm, who should I give my Persons of the Year award----the AS engineers or the combined team of Konica and Minolta who developed the 'colours' of the 7D?

Cheers,

José
Vance Zachary said:
For month, K-M has been tauting the advantages of Anti-Shake. I
have heard mixed reviews by posters here but Phil's samples looked
pretty good. But the question I have for those of you who have your
camera is, does Anti-Shake work and will it play an important part
in your shooting?
--
Vance Zachary
http://www.pbase.com/photoworkszach
http://www.photoworksbyzachary.com
Click to expand...
--

All-glamour team: Maxxum 7D+35/2+50/1.4+85/1.4G(D) and 28-75/2.8 (D). Charter Member of the Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D Adoption Society
 
Thanks, tcminolta.

It's a work in progress, but it's mine. The front page design, and graphics, and of course the image are all mine. I'm still learning my way around Dreamweaver MX. A little at a time.

The gallery pages, I can't take credit for. They were created with my image cataloging software, iView. You start with templates, and customize from there. I did customize them to add links back to the home page. It's great software by the way. You should check it out.

Thanks for the comments. The feedback is really appreciated. Lets me know I'm on the right track. :-)
Grab your 7D, man. The party's started. ;-)
tcminolta said:
tcminolta wrote:

Sol

Excellent photos,

The web site layout is great, is this a software package or your
own work?

Load time for Photos is very fast.

Havn't purchase the D7 yet but about to jump soon.

Thanks in advance
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--
Sol

'Charter Member of the Konica Minolta 7D Adoption Society'
 
José B said:
I am glad I made the right choice. AS definitely works and it
certainly contributed to add more 'keepers' to my portfolio of
images.

Ummmm, who should I give my Persons of the Year award----the AS
engineers or the combined team of Konica and Minolta who developed
the 'colours' of the 7D?

Cheers,

José
Vance Zachary said:
For month, K-M has been tauting the advantages of Anti-Shake. I
have heard mixed reviews by posters here but Phil's samples looked
pretty good. But the question I have for those of you who have your
camera is, does Anti-Shake work and will it play an important part
in your shooting?
--
Vance Zachary
http://www.pbase.com/photoworkszach
http://www.photoworksbyzachary.com
Click to expand...
--
All-glamour team: Maxxum 7D+35/2+50/1.4+85/1.4G(D) and 28-75/2.8
(D). Charter Member of the Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D Adoption Society
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Sol

'Charter Member of the Konica Minolta 7D Adoption Society'
 
So far AS has worked very well for me. I have always had a steady hand and could get good results a stop or more below the reciprocal rule but the AS system has been awesome. Here is an example I posted earilier...

100% Crops... 1/2 sec shutter at 28mm.

AS off...



AS on...



At 28mm my limit seems to be about 1/2 sec. My results start to drop off at slower speeds.

--
Frank
http://www.my-spot.com/photographic.htm
 
without and with AS ( I really have a hard time holding the camera still with its 760g plus the Tamron 24-135's 530g !! )
... Lucas

without AS



with AS

 
Sol said:
Hey Vance. IMHO, Yes!!
Take a look at the shutter speeds on my latest gallery:
http://solarviewphoto.com/maxxum7d_samples.2/index.htm
All shots were handheld, as I was out of town without my
tripod.(really could have used it, honestly).
Unless I'm getting a lot steadier these days. I know I'm getting
shots I wouldn't have even attempted, before AS. Take a look, and
tell me what you think.
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those are quite impressive!
Sol said:
Vance Zachary said:
For month, K-M has been tauting the advantages of Anti-Shake. I
have heard mixed reviews by posters here but Phil's samples looked
pretty good. But the question I have for those of you who have your
camera is, does Anti-Shake work and will it play an important part
in your shooting?
--
Vance Zachary
http://www.pbase.com/photoworkszach
http://www.photoworksbyzachary.com
Click to expand...
--
Sol

'Charter Member of the Konica Minolta 7D Adoption Society'
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Please do not post private message addressed to me in this forum but send them to me via email instead! thanks.

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Mornórëo Nóressë yassë i Fuini caitar.
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Saurulmaiel
 
just curious if anyone have tried it with extreme focal length?
Vance Zachary said:
For month, K-M has been tauting the advantages of Anti-Shake. I
have heard mixed reviews by posters here but Phil's samples looked
pretty good. But the question I have for those of you who have your
camera is, does Anti-Shake work and will it play an important part
in your shooting?
--
Vance Zachary
http://www.pbase.com/photoworkszach
http://www.photoworksbyzachary.com
Click to expand...
--

Please do not post private message addressed to me in this forum but send them to me via email instead! thanks.

this is elfe language from Lord of the ring:
Minë Corma hostië të ilyë ar mordossë nutië të
Mornórëo Nóressë yassë i Fuini caitar.
Un thoron arart’a s’un hith mal’kemen ioke.
Saurulmaiel
 
dtavani said:
I think the AS works pretty well. The other day I tried it with my
80-200 2.8. I was able to shoot at 1/20 at 200mm and the image was
just as sharp as any other I've taken so far at faster shutter
speeds.
Click to expand...
Taking a sharp photo, handheld at 1/20 second with a 300mm (equivalent) lens is just amazing. The 7D has only been available for a little over a week and, I think, people have already lost their incredulity over this. :-)

--
Henry Richardson
http://www.richardson.photoshare.co.nz/
http://www.printroom.com/pro/intrepid
 
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