My new lens!

[bosstones]

Thanks, Mike!

[immiketoo]

Sure. Obviously, the grain is high, but as you can see, the IS really works for hand held pics in really low light. Clearly not my best work, but you get the idea.

[bosstones]

Yeah, the grain from the higher ISO was noticeable, but understandable. I was looking more for how sharp the lens was being handheld. Seems pretty good.

dcstep, do you by chance have any low light or night shots taken with your f4 IS lens?

70-200mm is a nice range in a single lens and the IQ from both f.28 and f4 lenses looks great but the price differential is huge.

[immiketoo]

Considering the very slow shutter speed, I think the same thing. 1/15 handheld is usually useless.

[bosstones]

When I take night shots and rebel against tripod use, I tend to use shutter speeds up to 1.3".

[Trijicon]

Remember, its a different story if your subject is moving.

[immiketoo]

Originally Posted by bosstones

When I take night shots and rebel against tripod use, I tend to use shutter speeds up to 1.3".

Wow! You are a rock! How do you do it? Zen meditation?

[vachss]

Leaning the camera body against walls and lamp posts can make for a pretty effective impromptu tripod.

[bosstones]

Originally Posted by immiketoo

Wow! You are a rock! How do you do it? Zen meditation?

I hold the camera with my hands. j/k I dunno. My hands aren't as steady as they used to be. I thank years of hard sparring in and after college for that. I usually just tuck my elbows to my ribs (habit of mine from muay Thai) and exhale slow while I click. I take a couple extra shots just in case, too. With the exception of the last shot I posted up in the Night Photography thread, all my pix have been hand held in this manner.

Originally Posted by vachss

Leaning the camera body against walls and lamp posts can make for a pretty effective impromptu tripod.

I don't do that because, with my luck, I'll scrape up the lens body.

[immiketoo]

That sounds exactly like what I do for shooting. I'll have to try that. I would also balk at putting my gear against rough surfaces, but I've found the prone shooting position to work very well with the camera. I also try and shoot between heartbeats as much as possible.

[OC Guy]

You can hold your breath how a sniper would.

Or get a Monopod, Gorilla Pod, etc..

[R3DBULL]

Great information you guys. Although most of the tech talk was Canon related (Nikon users here) I found it very informative. Great tip about setting the F-stop at the highest mm setting of the lens. That will be a huge help. You guys rock!

[bosstones]

Hmmm.......70-200 f4L IS or 70-200 f2.8L (non-IS)? When in low light, I prefer hand held shots. I shoot Mostly non-sport or action-y but, once in a while, an occassional indoor event w/ people.