Pierre said:
What is particular with the VR and 1/500 combination?
Next purchase for fairly new pro-level photographer
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Pierre said:
What is particular with the VR and 1/500 combination?Thom Hogan, who is privy to more technical information than most (through both Nikon contacts and independent research) believes that due to the effective sampling rate of the VR system it is incapable of providing a benefit at such high speeds. In this I believe he is well supported by the facts.
He goes on, however, to express a view that the VR system potentially proves harmful if engaged at such high shutter speeds. Of this I remain skeptical. I have not seen any strong evidence provided by him of this fact, and in light of the fact one must believe Nikon has NOT taken such into account I feel safe in leaving VR on at all (tripodless) times.
That is not to say he is incorrect. Nikon has goofed before. But since the evidence presented thusfar seems thin I err on the side of trusting the Nikon engineers. I simply feel on this final point he has failed to convince me. For if the VR system, if energized at high shutter speeds, is problematic it would be nothing for Nikon to themselves disable it. The fact they don't, and they are in the business of selling image quality, makes me hesitant to drink the Kool Aid.
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Testing123 said:
Thom Hogan, who is privy to more technical information than most (through both Nikon contacts and independent research) believes that due to the effective sampling rate of the VR system it is incapable of providing a benefit at such high speeds. In this I believe he is well supported by the facts.He goes on, however, to express a view that the VR system potentially proves harmful if engaged at such high shutter speeds. Of this I remain skeptical. I have not seen any strong evidence provided by him of this fact, and in light of the fact one must believe Nikon has NOT taken such into account I feel safe in leaving VR on at all (tripodless) times.
That is not to say he is incorrect. Nikon has goofed before. But since the evidence presented thusfar seems thin I err on the side of trusting the Nikon engineers. I simply feel on this final point he has failed to convince me. For if the VR system, if energized at high shutter speeds, is problematic it would be nothing for Nikon to themselves disable it. The fact they don't, and they are in the business of selling image quality, makes me hesitant to drink the Kool Aid.
I would tend to agree. Intuitively, Thom's argument seems to have merit; however, without any hard, quantitative data, it's all assumption. Note that on long lenses, even very high shutter speeds aren't enough to assure elimination of blur due to camera shake. I leave VR on at all times (except when on a tripod), and even at very high shutter speeds, I noticed no apparent adverse effects. I also frequently shoot with VR active when using a monopod, and contrary to the caveat for tripods, in my experience, VR is definitely beneficial for monopod shooting, with no apparent adverse effects.
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SquamishPhoto said:
http://nikonrumors.com/forum/topic.php?id=2016I have seen this post before and started sometime noticing that VR causes the image to shift when on tripod. I rarely shoot above 1/500 but the times I did, I did not noticed anything wrong with the shots.
I guess I have a tendency to shoot wide open at f/2.8 for bokey and this may explain the lack of sharpness in some of my shots. I will definitely do more tests.
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Jeff, kudos on the iMac. Use it well and for a long time. Just one more suggestion as your portraiture is so obviously packed with creativity. The DC Nikkors. I know what I like as far as creative photos are concerned and in my never to be humble opinion, you have a great gift for composition. The DCs seem like a logical next step as they are created for portraits.
Best of luck, if you master your post production (Photoshop scares the hell out of me) I see no limits for your business.
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