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April 9th, 2010

Canon Lenses With Image Stabilization
What type of DSLR Olympus E-510 can be compared?

Hi I am thinking of buying a digital SLR camera. From the analysis I Read – Olympus E-510 looks like the best bet, with its image stabilization in the body and the dust reduction system. But compared with Nikon or Canon lenses, Olympus has very few. So – what the cameras have similar characteristics and are in the same price range as E-510? What would you recommend? " And for an amateur photographer, what matters is the number of lenses available?

Indeed. and the Olympus 4 / 3 lens line is quite extensive, taking into mind that the rule is only five years old. Many of the listed lenses for Canon and Nikon are designs that either age or older lens designs reworked and, if While most are of high quality and there is a high degree of overlap of the matrix for those brands. Olympus has been very consistent in providing additional lenses from introduction of the E-Series (and no longer lists lenses that you deleted by introducing new variants or designs). For most users there is an excellent choice lens (32 current models), especially if you include the Leica / Panasonic's 4 / 3 lens mount. Http: / / www.four-thirds.org/en/products/lense.html What they have done is develops three "types" to provide excellent optical lenses with different characteristics – "Standard" grade with lighter, small lenses that are cheaper but not so fast "(Light), because they have smaller apertures. This is a very reasonable price, the lenses of the economy Superior optical quality compared to other brands. "High Grade" lenses bigger, brighter with more robust construction and dust / moisture seals for the harshest of use. These lenses are clearly superior in construction and metal accessories used some of the cheapest can Use of plastic, but much more expensive. If you are a working professional or serious amateur will have to pay the extra $ $ to have the best equipment and optical performance. "Super High Grade" very bright, with special optical glass and more often costs many times more than the cameras. These lenses are stellar performance. In addition, the E series can be used almost all the goals ever made for the Olympus OM 35mm (with adapter) and many other brands of lenses, including many Nikon 35mm lenses with similar adapters. For a brief history of design checking out the first site listed below – These are comparable to the E510 models based on features and price – Canon Digital Rebel XTi (aka EOS 400D) Nikon D40x Pentax K110D want to compare them using tool like dpreview.com (The last link below). By the way, I think the argument about the sensor size is debatable, largely due to a corollary Moore's Law (check Wikipedia for an explanation of the term, if you're interested). Olympus was the first company to design a digital SLR based only in a digital construction and has exceeded all limits that critics warned in 2003. And the results speak for themselves. Hope this help. Email me if you have more specific questions

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Canon Lenses With Image Stabilization

camera shake and image stabilization (Vibration Reduction)

When you are first buying camera equipment, you see many lens with IS or VR names on them. It is the image stabilization or vibration reduction. They mean the same thing except Canon uses the first term and Nikon uses the second. These are mechanisms built in the camera lens to prevent the movement "of the camera." I'll talk about how to get rid of camera shake and why I bought a VR lens for me.

What is the movement of the camera?
When you hold the camera in his hands and looking in the viewfinder to take your picture, your body is made of small displacements. It is a natural thing that your body is always the same for edit, move their muscles to help maintain balance. However, due to slight movements of the camera. When the camera zooms in on a topic which is a reasonable distance, these slight movements become more noticeable.

Example. If your hand shakes slightly and turn your camera 1 degree of its line of address and the subject is 15 meters, which corresponds to 3.1 inches are added to the sense of your camera. Now they say that the movement of his hand when he took the picture happened when the shutter is open. This would blur the image on the film or image digital.

How do I prevent my blurry pictures?
There are three ways to avoid this.

  1. Sure to have a sufficiently fast shutter speed for hand movements do not affect your image.
  2. Use tripod.
  3. He has a goal of reducing vibration or image stabilization.

Each of these methods have their advantages and disadvantages.

1. It has a shutter speed fast enough
Ideally, you want this thing every time. The general rule is that you need a shutter speed of 1 on the focal length of your lens is set at. So, if you is extended down with 300mm lens, you want 1 / 300 second aspect of speed or higher (for 1 / 320 in the standard unit). In general, it is guaranteed (For the average user), the valve does not open long enough to make hand movements visible in the final image if a hand and be able to get away with a slower pace. The decision here is the desire to have enough light to expose your image. If half a day sunny you are well. If it is darker than you might have to use film more sensitive, but this makes the picture will be grainy.

Note: When you see the lens with the same zoom capability as the best target market, look at the maximum aperture for this purpose. It is likely to be much larger than the least expensive. F/2.8 is common. The higher the number, the greater openness can go. This means more light rent when you take the photo you will be able to have faster shutter speeds.

2. Use a tripod
This is still going work. Now you can have the shutter open as long as you want and the image was not of confusion (this is assuming that the subject is not moving or moving slowly). Tripods are very picky. And especially do not work in many circumstances, especially travel.

3. Use a lens with image stabilization or vibration reduction
It is "Meet in the middle" still need a decent shutter speeds, but not need a tripod and less expensive than a fast lens. Inside the room there is a mechanism Adjustment glass lenses slightly to compensate for the movement of his hand. VR is and give you a few stops shutter speed back. So if you can not get enough light to 1 / 320 sec Shutter speed as in the example above. VR allows you to get off at 1 / 125 sec (four complete stops in ideal situations). Often, this will give you enough light to properly expose the image. VR and IS lenses cost extra but still cheaper than buying lenses quickly addressed. Fast lenses generally do not have much talent to enlarge (a limitation have a larger aperture).

The lead article is an example of two images. One of them was taken without VR and the other had VR. This is a photo taken at home with my Nikon D70s with Nikon VR 18-200mm.

To summarize. The solution is cheaper to buy a tripod the second is to buy a lens with IS or VR, and most expensive is to buy "fast" lenses. I am a photographer and a more casual Trip to the RV so that was the best option for me. If you end up with similar needs and want to eliminate the movement of the camera on your photos and I would recommend looking at VR and IS lenses.

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The lack of image stabilization built into an agreement to break the Rebel XTi?

I'm about to take the plunge and making S & P level digital SLR. The main competitor seems to be the Canon Rebel XTi. What I can not overcome is that there is no stabilization Image built in. When you see the target price, it seems that to get a good goal, which take place twice the cost. For example, the EF 75-300 f/4-5.6 IS $ 182.14 on Amazon, while the EF 70-300 f/4-5.6 IS is $ 538. This trend seems to continue throughout the spectrum. What does this mean for someone my budget is that I'm more or less will not be able to get the IS lens. Is this a deal breaker? Do I get an A100 Sony or Pentax K10D place?

Not only is it really necessary for long-term goals and achieved better when the IS is part of the lens. Organizations that use the sensor to adjust the camera movement are not as effective. If you notice, both Nikon and Canon have some goals with built in VR or IS (in terms of marketing that different) Nikon and Canon cameras are used by professionals, if you have your answer there. If a body has been so important, you can access Nikon and Canon, adding that to their bodies. It is therefore important that if 1) is shot in low light with long lens without a flash or both) must still develop your shooting skills of the hand and the need for two or three stops of extra help. There are other ways to stabilize the camera … you several times to see professionals outside of professional sport using a monopod. Because in a sense … there are others.

Image Stabilizer lens test Canon EOS T2i/550D

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