What's causing this?
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This is all very interesting and if we ever get to the bottom of it I'll start a thread on the other urban myth, flash trigger voltages.
I'll tell you what ain't an urban myth...
You can get a bloody painful electric shock off a (edit: old) flashgun if the meter probes slip when you're trying to measure the voltage across the contacts.
It was an old Cobra hammerhead of some description. My arm ached for quite a while after
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I reckon it is down to resonant frequencies. The resonant of a camera when it's hand held is going to be different (probably much lower) when hand held compared to when mounting on a fairly rigid tripod. The SR probably cannot cope with the latter.
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This is all very interesting and if we ever get to the bottom of it I'll start a thread on the other urban myth, flash trigger voltages.
I'll tell you what ain't an urban myth...
You can get a bloody painful electric shock off a (edit: old) flashgun if the meter probes slip when you're trying to measure the voltage across the contacts.
It was an old Cobra hammerhead of some description. My arm ached for quite a while after
Real men don't use meters to test flash voltage. They just lick their fingers, and touch the contacts.
Can be fun to watch.
G
You can get a bloody painful electric shock off a (edit: old) flashgun if the meter probes slip when you're trying to measure the voltage across the contacts.
It was an old Cobra hammerhead of some description. My arm ached for quite a while after
Real men don't use meters to test flash voltage. They just lick their fingers, and touch the contacts.
And not all real men are equal. The real, real men do it with fingers from both hands, not one hand.
No wussy short, round the hand, circuit for us. No, it's got to be right across the chest for maximum enjoyment.
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Since the SR actually cause movement it's better you turn it off if you don't have need for it.
I'm not sure about this though so it might be better to check but it's a posiable explanation at least.
http://www.pentaximaging.com/pdf/All_Bodies_Shake_Reduction_012208.pdf
I have never turned the feature off and have never noticed any shake that had not been from me knocking something even with marco's. I will try turning it off and see if it makes any difference now I'm using the K5.
Is this something they ask you to turn off because the first systems where not as good as the newer Pentax systems.
Is this something they ask you to turn off because the first systems where not as good as the newer Pentax systems.
No. Ever since SR was introduced with the K10D, they've told you to turn it off, but never said why.
Consequently there's been any amount of anecdotal and speculative muttering about why it might be, and never a shred of actual evidence that might give some actual information.
Just leave it on. You'll never see any difference, and you'll have the additional benefit that there'll be plenty of people out there that will believe you when you claim it's why your pictures aren't sharp
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Would be interesting to see some samples with 300mm with 1.7 TC or with a 500 or 600 mm.
I also leave it on but if you work with longer focal lengths things get so sensitive.
Would be interesting to see some samples with 300mm with 1.7 TC or with a 500 or 600 mm.
Yes, it would - I only tried up to 100mm when I looked at it all in detail.
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As to the real men thing - I have a box on my bench. It puts out 300Vdc at up to about 100A. Anyone is welcome to demonstrate the real man thing.
Wuss,
Worthing.
The system is slightly different but the mechanics behind it are the same it seems.
Instead of lens group use sensor
“The IS mechanism operates by correcting shake. When there is no shake, or when the level of shake is below the threshold of the system’s detection capability, use of the IS feature may actually *add* unwanted blur to the photograph, therefore you should shut it off in this situation. Remember that the IS lens group is normally locked into place. When the IS function is active, the IS lens group is unlocked so it can be moved by the electromagnetic coil surrounding the elements. When there’s not enough motion for the IS system to detect, the result can sometimes be a sort of electronic ‘feedback loop,’ somewhat analogous to the ringing noise of an audio feedback loop we’re all familiar with. As a result, the IS lens group might move while the lens is on a tripod, unless the IS function is switched off and the IS lens group is locked into place.”
So it's maybe a feedback loop, sounds plausible.
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My conclusion in the end: There was no difference between the shots taken on the tripod with SR on and off.
That was enough for me from then on to just leave my SR on all the time while in the field.
Yes, exactly my findings. That's why I'm always interested in any claims to the contrary.
Didn't want to risk catching myself shooting handheld with the IS, oops SR on.
'IS' you say? Which brand did you go to in the end? Isn't IS what Canon call their SR? Presumably that's lens-based IS rather than sensor-based (not that it probably makes much difference)?
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