RE: Sony's new flagship SLR

[herschel <herschel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

No gimbals involved in Image stabilization. It’s all solid state. The mechanics are related more to the way a pendulum swings than the way a wheel spins.

 

No moving parts except for a tiny, cylindrical rod vibrating at high frequency. If it stops working. All you’ve lost is the IS.

 

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From: owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mark Blackwell
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 1:52 AM
To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students
Subject: Re: Sony's new flagship SLR

 

Yes you can turn it off, but if the gimbles fail at something other than centered, turning it off won't do you any good.  The body is no good at all then.

PhotoRoy6@xxxxxxx wrote:

There is an on/off switch for it on the camera bodies I looked at. When do you need image stabilization? Basically when shooting longer lenses at slower ASAs.

 

 

In a message dated 2/2/2008 9:53:57 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, mblackwell1958@xxxxxxxxx writes:

It would also open an entire new area of failure modes.  By putting the complexity in the body, if it fails you are done.  Put it in the lens and you can change lens.  Maybe its not what you want, but you aren't finished either.

 

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