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nap
02-01-2007, 08:30 PM
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For all those wondering why we have to turn off the IS when on the tripod, I did a quick comparison. My subject is my bare-bulb maglite. I mounted the camera on a tripod, put it at full zoom, ISO 80, F8, 15", 12-15 ft. away from the subject. I had to do major cropping in GIMP to magnify the light source.
leyo04
02-01-2007, 09:08 PM
I thought the reason was to save some battery juice. hehehe..

You are a myth buster my friend.
nap
02-01-2007, 10:05 PM
I thought the reason was to save some battery juice. hehehe..

You are a myth buster my friend.

Come to think of it, I think that is the only show I watch on TV!:D
Shalyne
02-03-2007, 07:37 AM
Nice one nap. :)
reppans
02-03-2007, 07:50 AM
Wonder if this means that it's good to have a shakey hand when taking longer exposures? I mean, what happens if you were ultra steady shooting a 1/4 sec shot?
truflip
02-03-2007, 12:15 PM
looks like u used a higher F value.. what if u use like.. F2.7? will it be the same? =)
nap
02-03-2007, 06:35 PM
Good point, maybe it is better to have shakey hands when doing long exposures so that IS kicks in. Maybe that's something I have to experiment on.

Regarding the larger aperture, I can also experiment on that further. I used a small aperture in the experiment because I didn't want to overexpose the light bulb. I'll do an experiment on the larger aperture outdoors, probably on a distant street light.