Showing posts with label In-Body Stabilization. Show all posts
Showing posts with label In-Body Stabilization. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

In-Body vs Lens Based Image Stabilization

The topic of in-body vs lens Image Stabilization (IS) has been talked to death, but I thought I would add my two cents.  The only camera that I owned, and had in-body IS was the Pentax K10D.  Sorry to say, but it was not as effective as I was hoping for, and certainly was not even close to the lens based stabilization of Canon lenses that I am familiar with.  After the experience with K10D, I am a bit wary of cameras with in-body IS.

I am sure with newer generations of in-body IS is much better than the first generation that was in the K10D, especially the advanced one found in the Olympus OM-D EM-5.  But I feel more confident using lens based IS, as the effect of IS is clearly visible in the viewfinder and I can judge how far I can go before pictures will start to look blurry.  I have not used the EM-5, so I can't say how the viewfinder will show the effect of IS.  I like the fact that in-body IS will work with ALL lenses attached to the camera, and this is especially useful for lens junkies like me, who uses mostly manual focus lenses.  An effective in-body IS system is a godsend. Though I still believe lens based IS is more effective, I really want a camera with in-body IS that's comparable to lens based IS, and currently only the Olympus EM-5 is competitive in this regard.

I am hoping the price of the EM-5 will drop by Christmas, which will push me to buy one :)


Nick Nack - Canon Rebel XSi & EF 100mm f2.8L IS Macro