A dusk free hand shot.

[ricohnick]

Of all the advances in cameras over the years, I like the shake reduction the best. It enables you to save money on a wide lens and still keep the iso down. I’m not keen on many others; its getting too advanced for me. Soon we will just shoot video and pick out the best clip! (on iso 10000.0000 of course)

 

[thelps]

Agree, The shake reduction certainly has enabled us to get images which we couldn't have in the past. I like that deep blue in this image!

 

[ricohnick]

Agree, The shake reduction certainly has enabled us to get images which we couldn't have in the past. I like that deep blue in this image!

Yes I was going to make this B/W but couldn’t bring myself to lose the colour! I think the blue comes from the camera setting the white balance for the light so making the sky really blue. there is still a bit of camera shake but only a bit. Only photoshop was a slight curves adjustment and a sharpen filter.

 

[Detail Man]

Not (at all) bad for a 1/5 Second Shutter Time (from one who knows ... ). Shooting hand-held (sometimes with mono-pod) as I do, it would simply not be possible (at the light levels and F-Numbers that I shoot in) without some sort of automatic image stabilization active.

With the Panasonic DMC-LX3, it (may) be that (in Mode 2, where the servo is not engaged until the shutter-button is half-depressed) it is important to give the camera a bit of time after auto-focus is ready for the full effect of the servo to be applied.

I have read a few good reviews of the Ricoh Image Stabilization (which moves the image-sensor), including in reviews of your particular Ricoh camera model.

A couple of the contributor's on this forum indicated that their experiences with Ricoh Image Stabilization were counter-productive. I wonder if there may be a similar "servo settling time" at play (where it may be a benefit to give the camera a bit of extra time after auto-focus indicates that it is ready) ... :?: