IS and tripods

[rickj]

should IS be turned off when using a tripod ? if so why.
I am sure I read this some where.

Rick

 

[jgs001]

I've found with both my lenses that if I leave IS turned on whilst on a tripod it gets confused and attempts to correct for non existent movement and causes all sorts of oddities in the image. Generally on longer exposures.

 

[MasterChief]

Newer versions of the IS system have tripod detection built in but still probably a safer bet to turn off for reasons John has stated above.

 

[StewartR]

Rick, the forum's search facility can be very useful at times. It helped me find a thread that came up just the other day, which was called Tripod Mounted and Image Stabilisation.

 

[rickj]

great post thanks for finding it stewart (I must be using the search wrong I typed in IS and tripods and could not fined anything )
think it has answered all my questions as the next was going to be what about when on a monopod.
cheers guys