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tripod and lens IS?

Started 4 months ago | Discussions thread
Dunlin Senior Member • Posts: 2,611
My thoughts
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Traditional advice is to always to turn off IS when on a tripod as it may attempt to correct it's own movements.... however, according to Ken Rockwell, most IS systems are smart enough to realise when they're on a tripod. Both of my little powershots certainly are.

I guess the whole idea with a tripod is that it's rock stable. If the tripod was being blown about (exaggerating here) then I imagine it would help.

I know that on the new and shiny EOS-R system you can specify when to enable IS/IBIS, all the time or just when the shutter's being pressed. I'm afraid I don't actually know for common folks like us, as I've never had an IS telephoto (where the difference would be really noticeable).

EDIT: I remember reading in a photo mag about somebody having troubles with IS on a tripod using their EOS 800D...

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