Sunday, 26 April 2015

Image stabilization with monopod: on or off?


With most lenses that feature image stabilization, you're supposed to turn IS (or VR) off when mounting the camera on a tripod. But what about monopods?


For a DSLR mounted on a monopod, should IS be turned on or off?


A monopod will go a long way toward stabilizing the camera (that's the point, after all), but it doesn't completely eliminate motion so it seems like using a monopod and IS together might be a good idea. If IS should be on, which mode should be used?




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