Do i really need a VR lens

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If im taking pictures with a Nikon AF-S DX 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 VR lens,
Do i really need the VR, with it being a very small zoom, it might be me but, i would have thought it would be beneficial for the higher end zoom lenses. How many of you dont use the VR lens and why. please
 
Bernie said:
If im taking pictures with a Nikon AF-S DX 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 VR lens,
Do i really need the VR, with it being a very small zoom, it might be me but, i would have thought it would be beneficial for the higher end zoom lenses. How many of you dont use the VR lens and why. please
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Be better to post this in one of the Talk sections, maybe :shrug:

This area is mostly for displaying Photographs for feedback

welcome to the forum

Les :thumbs:
 
VR is really only useful in low light so you can achieve a reasonable shutter speed. VR will not help freeze motion or stop blur.

If you are shooting at faster shutter speeds, it's usually better to switch the VR off. (as it is if mounted on a tripod)
 
Bernie said:
If im taking pictures with a Nikon AF-S DX 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 VR lens,
Do i really need the VR, with it being a very small zoom, it might be me but, i would have thought it would be beneficial for the higher end zoom lenses. How many of you dont use the VR lens and why. please
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surely the use of vr greatly depends on what your shooting? how your using the lens? your question is too general.. also if vr was of no use to shorter lenses.. dont you think the nice people at nikon would have thought of that? it must be useful.. its not there for show :)
 
Even at shot focal lengths its worth having if you are shooting in low light and need a slowish shutter speed. I guess it just depends what you use the lens for.
 
Haven't used a VR lens for five years -don't need it, haven't missed it:)
 
Maybe this will answer your question could you hand hold and get this sharp at 1/6th of a second without VR

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OldCarlos said:
VR is really only useful in low light so you can achieve a reasonable shutter speed. VR will not help freeze motion or stop blur.

If you are shooting at faster shutter speeds, it's usually better to switch the VR off. (as it is if mounted on a tripod)
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VR does not work like that, it will not improve shutter speed, it will help stop blur from camera shake, that is the point of VR.
 
Ivan S said:
VR does not work like that, it will not improve shutter speed, it will help stop blur from camera shake, that is the point of VR.
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What he is saying is you can shoot lower shutter speeds because of the VR and get the same result as a faster shutter speed and in doing that gaining some extra light. ;)
 
The main reason I'm asking is i've upgraded from a Nikon D40x that has AF-S DX G 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G lens on it and i've swapped the lens over to my new Nikon D3200 which I bought as body only, so I didn't want to be forking out money for a VR lens of the same model and magnification if I didn't need to.
As said in my introduction on welcome, im very much a novice and also if I'm to do any static shots of say landscapes or water or any scenery, I'd do it on a sturdy tripod, plus any twilight or after dark shots will also be done with a tripod.
It's just a bit of money saving really.
 
Bernie said:
The main reason I'm asking is i've upgraded from a Nikon D40x that has AF-S DX G 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G lens on it and i've swapped the lens over to my new Nikon D3200 which I bought as body only, so I didn't want to be forking out money for a VR lens of the same model and magnification if I didn't need to.
As said in my introduction on welcome, im very much a novice and also if I'm to do any static shots of say landscapes or water or any scenery, I'd do it on a sturdy tripod, plus any twilight or after dark shots will also be done with a tripod.
It's just a bit of money saving really.
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haaa.. you where presuming whoever reads this post has also read your intro/welcome post.... thats a bit of a long shot :)

however now we know what your shooting.. no you dont need vr... nice to ahve it just in case though ..
 
Bernie said:
The main reason I'm asking is i've upgraded from a Nikon D40x that has AF-S DX G 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G lens on it and i've swapped the lens over to my new Nikon D3200 which I bought as body only, so I didn't want to be forking out money for a VR lens of the same model and magnification if I didn't need to.
As said in my introduction on welcome, im very much a novice and also if I'm to do any static shots of say landscapes or water or any scenery, I'd do it on a sturdy tripod, plus any twilight or after dark shots will also be done with a tripod.
It's just a bit of money saving really.
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Just the basics here then... VR counteracts your shaky hands BUT shooting with a higher shutter speeds does that also. Only* time you will run into an issue is in low light handheld when you need that extra light. Clear as mud lol :D
 
Danny8oy said:
What he is saying is you can shoot lower shutter speeds because of the VR and get the same result as a faster shutter speed and in doing that gaining some extra light. ;)
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Not to nit pick, but he wasn't and how you managed to work out what he was saying i'll never know, as he basically said, VR will increase shutter speed and it will not help with blur, both totally wrong. :gag:
 
Ivan S said:
Not to nit pick, but he wasn't and how you managed to work out what he was saying i'll never know, as he basically said, VR will increase shutter speed and it will not help with blur, both totally wrong. :gag:
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Not really sure what your talking about to be fair? Edit: I just think its the way it was written... But what he was meaning is blur from a moving object and that is correct VR does not reduce blur from moving things. Second he mentioned reasonable shutter speeds and seeing you need a base shutter speed to create a sharp image handheld and VR helps with that. I'm not saying he worded it correctly but what he was trying to say is correct.
 
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Danny8oy said:
Not really sure what your talking about to be fair? But what he was meaning is blur from a moving object and that is correct VR does not reduce blur from moving things. Second he mentioned reasonable shutter speeds and seeing you need a base shutter speed to create a sharp image handheld and VR helps with that. I'm not saying he worded it correctly but what he was trying to say is correct.
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No where does he mention moving objects:thinking:

VR will not increase shutter speed at all, he said ''so you can achieve a reasonable shutter speed'' him mentioning it, yeah sure, but he meant it will increase shutter speed.
 
I know but he stated freeze motion in the same sentence so as a therapist I just picked up on it as an implied meaning. :) Perhaps a lucky guess :)

Also, Ivan if you can say it better go right ahead we are all just trying to help the OP and disputing what someone else said is ultimately pointless....
 
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Ivan S said:
Not to nit pick, but he wasn't and how you managed to work out what he was saying i'll never know, as he basically said, VR will increase shutter speed and it will not help with blur, both totally wrong. :gag:
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I never said that, or meant it! Talk about creating a drama wtf? :shrug:

I may not have explained as clearly as I should (or your knowledgeable self) but thought it obvious what I was saying/meaning.

Sheesh.
 
Just thought i'd do a few comparison pictures between a normal 18-55 lens and a VR 18-55 lens, here's how they compare -







 
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