Comparison of VR/IS/In-body stablization

[Watcher]

Done by Popular Photograph.

 

[satay16]

whoppie. sony wins!:thumbsup:

 

[yanyewkay]

how can they leave out Nikon's flagship 70-200VR in this shootout?

 

[cantaresg]

I feel that a lot of details are abstracted in the article. Sounds like no conclusion at all.

 

[mpenza]

Thanks for sharing Sony Alpha 100 performed best for in-body IS with 2-3 stops improvement. Nikon 18-200 VR (3-4 stops), Canon 70-200 F4L IS (2.5-3.5 stops) and Canon 17-85 IS (3 stops) are the best among the lenses tested.

 

[satay16]

I feel that a lot of details are abstracted in the article. Sounds like no conclusion at all.

you have to buy their magazine to read the whole thing.

 

[CYRN]

I feel that a lot of details are abstracted in the article. Sounds like no conclusion at all.

The chart is good enough a reference for average camera user. No need to be too scientific, cuz the main variable would still be the individual user.

 

[TMC]

wouldnt be a good read. in fact, it tells you nothing besides IS/VR/whateveryoucallit works.

 

[yanyewkay]

wouldnt be a good read. in fact, it tells you nothing besides IS/VR/whateveryoucallit works.

which we all already know it works to some extend.. I just feel it's a subtle form of advertising that a particular model performs best.

 

[Murcielago]

my 2cents is that this comparison serves no practical purpose other than what others said, marketing purpose. if i am buying a new system i am not going to skew my choices in favour for something that best compensates for my wobbly hands.

 

[Prismatic]

Honestly, I doubt there will ever be a conclusive result to which kind of image stabilization works better. In the case of this test, the results are actually not very useful at all. 2-3.5 stops difference? The fact that there's a range of values means that the results are very subjective. Also, how do you judge a stabilized image at 2 stops down to be sufficiently blur-free to be acceptably blur-free?

 

[cantaresg]

that's why i thought they should have provided a clearer description of their test. When I tried taking a picture with IS on, it seems to me that even when IS is on, the image still looks blur at 1 stop slower shutter speed.

 

[satay16]

woah. i'm quite impressed. i thought sensor-shift IS is much poorer when used with tele lenses.

 

[Yatlapball]

He who pays the most advertising fee gets the best reviews.

There are some very objective magazines, but to me PopPhoto is not one of them.