Which Brand Slr Lens Work better, VR or IS?

Question

I the pentex and olympus build in anti shake as good as VR or IS? which better photo quality and less burry VR or IS?

Answer 1

"VR" and "IS" are just different names for the same technology if it is in the lens. "VR" is what Nikon calls it and "IS" is what Canon calls it.

With the on-board "shake reduction," as far as I know, there is one mode and it can be fooled under certain situations. I asked for clarification on this and no Pentaxians or Sony-users came forward to answer my question. I did not find information on either the Pentax or Sony sites, either.

With Nikon and Canon lenses, there are two modes that will allow you to choose the proper mode. Of course, you can always turn the VR/IS off if you do not want it. On Canon lenses, they are called Mode I and Mode II, but I don't know for sure which is which. On Nikon lenses, the modes are called "Normal" and "Active."

From a Nikon lens manual:

NORMAL: The vibration reduction mechanism primarily reduces camera shake, making smooth panning shots possible.

ACTIVE: The vibration reduction mechanism reduces camera shake when taking pictures and those from a moving vehicle. In this mode, the lens does not automatically distinguish panning from camera shake.

Popular Photography writer Michael McNamara has a piece about image stabilization on-line. The two schools of thought are to either put the image stabilization technology in the lens (as Nikon, Canon and Sigma do) or in the camera (as Pentax, Olympus, Samsung and Sony do). He says, "So far, lens-based IS has the lead, with one Nikon VR lens logging a 3- to 4-stop improvement (a few big tele zooms barely reached 2 stops). In contrast, the best result from a sensor-shift DSLR is 2 to 3 stops, with the average closer to 2 stops." Read the whole article here: http://www.popphoto.com/cameras/4615/image-stabilization-special-stop-the-shake.html There is a chart on page two that is a real eye-opener. Far and away the best at image stabilization is the Nikon 18-200 VR lens, which shows gains of 3-to-4 stops!

Answer 2

Truth be told. In-the-lens VR or IS works better than in-the-camera body. I spent two weeks in bouncing tour busses in China this summer capturing pictures as we drove through farms, cities, and amazing landscape. My Nikon 18-200mm VR stabilized my camera so well, I was able to capture some amazing images as we sped along the highways and city streets.

And when outside, I found the built-in VR of the lens allowed me to capture pictures handheld at 1/4 of a second. The 18-200mm VR had two levels of Vibration Reduction, Normal & Active. Believe it or not, Normal was for most situations, and Active was designed for shooting from a moving vehicle or while you, the photographer was moving.

That's one impressive lens.

Answer 3

Popular Photography just tested a bunch of cameras and lenses to see how this fared in real-world tests. The result? Everything is just about the same except for the Nikon 18-200mm VR lens which buys you close to 4 stops of compensation. Check out the article linked in the source for more details.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

VR

~skipper~

Answer 6

Consider this: with Image Stabilization in the camera body like the Pentax K10D has, it will work with older, manual focus lenses.