[HUG ] Erwin Puts on VR vs Handheld vs Tripod

One day Jim Brick and I were out shooting Pt. Lobos. I think Jim had his 4x5 
going, or maybe his Rollei, and some fellow walks up with his new Nikon D3 and 
some zoom lens mounted. This guy was occasionally bending over and taking 
photos of the tide pools or rocks. Jim was close enough to overhear our 
conversation; the fellow was telling me how he didn't need his tripod anymore 
because his lenses had vibration reduction.
Jim and I have chuckled over this many times, but perhaps we were a bit 
premature?

http://www.imx.nl/photo/technique/vibration_reduction_compare.html
or
http://tinyurl.com/6clky4

(bottom line, I think: SLR with VR better than hand held rangefinder but not 
better than tripod)

Interesting read, nonetheless.
 
Bob Adler
Palo Alto, CA
http://www.raflexions.com


      
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