Vibration Reduction and Image Stabilisation and RED

[Fergus Meiklejohn]

Has anyone used Nikon VR lenses or Canon IS lenses with a video camera? Does it steady the shot or does it look weird?

[Poi Boy]

I don't know how it looks on video but Birger said on another thread that IS will work...very interesting to see how this will play out.
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[ColinSmith]

Using the Canon IS lenses, the viewfinder image is stablisised when the system is active. i.e. it can already do the kind of continuous stabalisation that you'd need for video.
The system runs entirely inside the lens, all the mount has to do is active it and provide power.

Now, there may be other issues with using it practically, but it would seem to help in most cases, even if it might not manage to give a locked down image.

[tj williams]

I haven't tried it hands on either but I've been told that the horizontal and vertical are under seperate control which is a step above the lens stabilization on Z1U or Panasonic Mini Cameras.

[Eddie]

here are some sample videos which might guide your imagination. As far as i can see it does seem to have a bit of an undesireable stalker effect, but i guess it can be tamed, when when the camera is shouldermounted. All in all it looks fabulous...

http://nikonimaging.com/global/technology/vr/index.htm

[Evin Grant]

My only concern is that I think I read somewhere that the IS/VR systems use the autofocus to anchor the image. The Red won't have any autofocus point so That may or may not effect the result.

[Fergus Meiklejohn]

Well, inshallah I'm taking delivery of Nikon's 18-200 VR lens tomorrow, so I guess I'll make everyone think I'm bonkers when I'm testing it out by wandering around with the shutter half depressed pretending it's a video camera..:clown2:

[Evin Grant]

That's my favorite travel lens, hands down.
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