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RF 100-500 Image Stabilization Mode for Birds??

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Maryarena
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Re: RF 100-500 Image Stabilization Mode for Birds??

Distinctly Average wrote:

R2D2 wrote:

Hi Maryarena, Big congrats on the wonderful lens!

Mode 1 for perched. You can get away with Mode 1 for slowly moving birds too. Stabilization OFF for BIFs. Mode 3 is too slow to respond.

R2

I’ve never switched any of my lenses off Mode 1 when handholding for any subject, including BIF. It helps me keep my subject in the viewfinder. There have been some interesting videos from Canon ambassadors and others on this very subject and current thinking seems to be leave it on. IIRC there was such a discussion between Jan Wagner and Duane Paton recently with some ne persuading the other to leave it enabled.

On a tripod then I would change mode but I very rarely use a tripod.

Same here, I mostly always use Mode 1, but now having three options I want to see how each one works.  I use a very light Monopod just for resting not really for taking the photos.

Thank you!

Gloria

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