Gargoyles

Nov. 11th, 2005 07:58 pm
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My new lens has an image stabilisation feature. When turned on the usual franticly shaking image is replaced by one that is gently moves around in the viewfinder; indeed it took me a moment to notice it was moving at all. Extended over 1/13s (as it happens) the difference is striking:

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Date: 2005-11-11 08:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kjaneway.livejournal.com
It'll suck your battery like a vampire if you keep the IS on all the time.

They're fantastic for shooting in low light though, as long as your subject isn't moving around. :-)

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Date: 2005-11-11 08:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] baljemmett.livejournal.com
*nods* Our Canon camcorder from 1995 has one of their early IS systems in, and it performs superbly -- maybe one day I'll invest in an IS lens for the EOS, but at the moment I'm hesitant to expand my EF collection in case it starts to rival my older FD outfit!

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Date: 2005-11-12 03:57 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mtbc100.livejournal.com
How colourful the gargoyle is.

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Date: 2005-11-12 11:14 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] ewx.livejournal.com
The saturation is up slightly but they are relatively colorful in life.

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Date: 2005-11-12 11:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] stephdairy.livejournal.com
Gargoyles from the Catholic church?

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Date: 2005-11-12 08:21 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] ewx.livejournal.com
Indeed.

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Date: 2005-11-12 05:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] new-brunette.livejournal.com
That IS is impressive (how would you write that to show REAL emphasis? That IS IS impressive?)

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Date: 2005-11-13 12:44 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] ewx.livejournal.com
“Impressive IS!”, perhaps.

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