canon image stabiliser and tripod

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i will be taking some night time shots using a tripod next week
should i have the is on or off when on a tripod
camera canon 500D and either the kit lens or the 18-200 ef-s is lens
thanks terry
 
Don't use IS when on a tripod, it will make your images worse because it will be trying to correct movement that isn't there.
 
As pete said...

And saves on battery power...

:thumbs:
 
SHould tell you for definate in the manual for the lens

Some of them sense the total lack of movement a tripod has and turn off IS automatically. Although the fact that canon build lenses likes this give you a hint that IS + Tripod is not good.

Note, this only applies to tripod mounted where you have totally locked it off, on a tripod where you are still moving the camera about IS is fine.
 
As above. For totally static shots i.e. when the camera isnt moving it is best to turn off the IS completely (saves battery), for panning shots you will want to select (usually) mode 2 which turns IS off on the horizontal plane.
 
I read below and elsewhere, that some Canon lenses like the 70-300 IS, can sense when they are mounted on a tripod.

With this in mind is it best to still switch it off, when mounted on a tripod? :thinking:

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Most manufacturers suggest that the IS feature of a lens be turned off when the lens is mounted on a tripod as it can cause erratic results and is generally unnecessary.
Many modern image stabilization lenses (notably Canon's more recent IS lenses) are able to auto-detect that they are tripod-mounted (as a result of extremely low vibration readings)
and disable IS automatically to prevent this and any consequent image quality reduction.
 
As far as I am aware, neither the kit lens nor the 18-200mm IS lens have two modes of Stabilisation. It is just either ON or OFF. I would suggest turning them off on a tripod, for the same reasons as everyone else has said.
- Saves battery
- Improves quality of shots
 
I seen a diagram of how the IS works, cant remember the site now.

but basically when its on the is a free moving lens in the middle the counters and movement in horizontal and vertical planes. This re directs the light back to its 'normal' point

you can test by aiming at an object IS on, half pressing the shutter and move the camera up and down a little etc and you will notice the image will remain fairly in the middle, with IS off and do the same the lens markers will just move around the object....its pretty cool

another lump of pointless info lol
 
Thanks guys looks like I need to turn it off then
It was some pictures in another thread that got me thinking
just hope I remember now before I take the shots
I thought I busted my camera the other day untill I realised I had left mirror lock up on
so much to remember for a novice
 
Since my mistake i tend to leave it off & turn it on if needed rather than the other way round as hand held shots are for lighter conditions & hopefully be able to spot any problems on the camera screen & shutter speeds that don't need IS, VR etc.

Have fun :thumbs:
 
Robbo said:
I seen a diagram of how the IS works, cant remember the site now.

but basically when its on the is a free moving lens in the middle the counters and movement in horizontal and vertical planes. This re directs the light back to its 'normal' point

you can test by aiming at an object IS on, half pressing the shutter and move the camera up and down a little etc and you will notice the image will remain fairly in the middle, with IS off and do the same the lens markers will just move around the object....its pretty cool

another lump of pointless info lol
Click to expand...

I've tried that with my 18-55 and never managed to reproduce the effect...
 
IS On

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IS off

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