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Holding the E-PL6

Started Jan 12, 2016 | Discussions thread
OP alexisgreat Veteran Member • Posts: 6,459
Re: Like this...

lensfungus wrote:

alexisgreat wrote:

lensfungus wrote:

alexisgreat wrote:

lensfungus wrote:

Difficult to see in the photo, but the second finger of my right hand runs along base of camera and the second finger of my right hand is gripping the grip.

Jam your elbows into your ribs and it's as good as a monopod.

With the in-built image stabilization and anti-shock I can shoot reliably at 1/8s like this.

Thanks, this is very helpful! Is it stable even for long telephoto lenses?

I use it like this with the 40-150 - it's great but you'll lose a stop or two of over a standard lens.

To be honest, long telephotos are of limited use indoors, so mine only really gets used outside where there's plenty of light and I can use faster shutter speeds.

Thanks, did you mean you lose a stop or two of IS with it? With the 40-150 lens at full zoom and IS turned on, what were the slowest shutter speeds you could use?

Just did a quick test as I don't really use that lens in low light - at full zoom I can hold reliable at 1/40. Can push it to 1/20 but then it's 50/50 whether the shot is perfect or blurred.

Thanks- sounds like the IS is good for 1-2 stops with that lens.  BTW it does look like you are squishing the lens

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