VR really works!

Yesterday I became a believer in VR. I was out hiking in the woods and
took this picture...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10625820@N00/226588336/

It was a grey overcast day, under a heavy leaf canopy. Hand-held, 1/8 sec,
with a 200mm focal length, f/5.6, ISO 1000. I never would have believed it
possible to hand-hold a 200mm lens at 1/8th.

Roy Smith wrote:
Yesterday I became a believer in VR. I was out hiking in the woods and
took this picture...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10625820@N00/226588336/

It was a grey overcast day, under a heavy leaf canopy. Hand-held, 1/8 sec,
with a 200mm focal length, f/5.6, ISO 1000. I never would have believed it
possible to hand-hold a 200mm lens at 1/8th.

Yep. As long as the subject stays still, you can hand hold at some
pretty aggressive shutter speeds w/ VR. I just got the 70-200 VR -
what a piece of glass!

Roy Smith wrote:
Yesterday I became a believer in VR. I was out hiking in the woods
and took this picture...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10625820@N00/226588336/

It was a grey overcast day, under a heavy leaf canopy. Hand-held,
1/8 sec, with a 200mm focal length, f/5.6, ISO 1000. I never would
have believed it possible to hand-hold a 200mm lens at 1/8th.

You're discovering why I won't buy another lens above 100mm that isn't
IS/VR.
They really are worth their price...

-Mark²

--
Images (Plus Snaps & Grabs) by Mark² at:
www.pbase.com/markuson

On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 20:00:51 -0700, "Mark²" mjmorgan(lowest even
number wrote:

It was a grey overcast day, under a heavy leaf canopy. Hand-held,
1/8 sec, with a 200mm focal length, f/5.6, ISO 1000. I never would
have believed it possible to hand-hold a 200mm lens at 1/8th.

You're discovering why I won't buy another lens above 100mm that isn't
IS/VR.
They really are worth their price...

Canon appreciates your patronage and purchases, and your
willingness to help them maintain the highest possible prices.

Lovely photo.

--
Joan
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joan-in-manly

"Roy Smith" wrote in message
...
: Yesterday I became a believer in VR. I was out hiking in the woods
and
: took this picture...
:
: http://www.flickr.com/photos/10625820@N00/226588336/
:
: It was a grey overcast day, under a heavy leaf canopy. Hand-held,
1/8 sec,
: with a 200mm focal length, f/5.6, ISO 1000. I never would have
believed it
: possible to hand-hold a 200mm lens at 1/8th.

Rita Ä Berkowitz wrote:
Mark² wrote:

You're discovering why I won't buy another lens above 100mm that
isn't IS/VR.

Why won't you buy any IS/VR lenses under 100mm providing, of course,
if they made them?

-Didn't say I wouldn't. I have the 24-105 f4 IS. IS becomes more
important, though, the longer your lens extension is. It is also a huge
benefit for low light, even with wide-to-normal lenses...
--
Images (Plus Snaps & Grabs) by Mark² at:
www.pbase.com/markuson

Roy Smith wrote:
: Yesterday I became a believer in VR. I was out hiking in the
: woods and took this picture...
:
: http://www.flickr.com/photos/10625820@N00/226588336/
:
: It was a grey overcast day, under a heavy leaf canopy.
: Hand-held, 1/8 sec, with a 200mm focal length, f/5.6, ISO
: 1000. I never would have believed it possible to hand-hold a
: 200mm lens at 1/8th.

Ok, I'll bite. And "VR" means??? (Sorry to be so dense here).

jack wrote:
Roy Smith wrote:
Yesterday I became a believer in VR. I was out hiking in the
woods and took this picture...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10625820@N00/226588336/

It was a grey overcast day, under a heavy leaf canopy.
Hand-held, 1/8 sec, with a 200mm focal length, f/5.6, ISO
1000. I never would have believed it possible to hand-hold a
200mm lens at 1/8th.

Ok, I'll bite. And "VR" means??? (Sorry to be so dense here).

"Vibration Reduction," which is Nikon's response to Canon's IS (Image
Stabilization)

--
Images (Plus Snaps & Grabs) by Mark² at:
www.pbase.com/markuson

jack wrote:
Roy Smith wrote:
: Yesterday I became a believer in VR. I was out hiking in the
: woods and took this picture...
:
: http://www.flickr.com/photos/10625820@N00/226588336/
:
: It was a grey overcast day, under a heavy leaf canopy.
: Hand-held, 1/8 sec, with a 200mm focal length, f/5.6, ISO
: 1000. I never would have believed it possible to hand-hold a
: 200mm lens at 1/8th.

Ok, I'll bite. And "VR" means??? (Sorry to be so dense here).

"Vermin-Ridden." It is a new technology for taking tick-sharp photos of
wildlife in upstate New York.

"Roy Smith" wrote in message
...
Yesterday I became a believer in VR. I was out hiking in the woods and
took this picture...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10625820@N00/226588336/

It was a grey overcast day, under a heavy leaf canopy. Hand-held, 1/8
sec,
with a 200mm focal length, f/5.6, ISO 1000. I never would have believed
it
possible to hand-hold a 200mm lens at 1/8th.


But can it pass the Pentax lawnmower test?
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/re...ssage=19647176