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Just me or is this stabilization unbelievably good?

Started Jun 29, 2021 | Discussions thread
Andy01 Veteran Member • Posts: 5,188
Re: Just me or is this stabilization unbelievably good?
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Good yes, not sure "unbelievably" though.

It is about 3½ stops from the old Rule of Thumb of 1/ Focal Length (1/800th, 1/400th, 1/200th, 1/100th, 1/50th) which is within the capabilities of most modern EF lenses on a DSLR without IBIS, or even little EF-M lenses on a small mirrorless.

This was at 150mm on a M5 (240mm FF equivalent FoV) at 1/20th, handheld, no eye-AF, and about the same 3½ stops of IS. Maybe not quite as sharp, but a much older, more basic and cheaper kit.

I would expect that a R6 + RF 800 might be able to get a decent keeper rate at maybe 5-6 stops off the 1/focal length guide ?

Colin

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