Originally posted by Adam You have to let the SR system arm / reset itself. If you don't see the little hand symbol in the VF at the time the shot is captured, it will not be stabilized. This could be one potential cause of the inconsistency.
Thanks Adam for this tip. Until now I didnīt pay much attention to that little green hand (wonder if it belongs to one of Russiaīs little green men?), thinking only that SR was either switched on of off, but have started doing so.
I also attempted a more "scientific" test than I have done before, taking a series of hand-held photos of the same thing at roughly the same distance with the same old Leica-R Elmarit 28mm lens with and without SR at same aperture and 3 different shutter speeds. Pixel peeping at the photos at 100% enlargement in Photoshop the results of this unscientific scientific test confirms SR on my K5 with this lens seems to be working as it should:
No SR @ 1/60th second: good=1, usable=1, no good=3
With SR @ 1/60 second: good=5
No SR @ 1/30th second: good =1, usable=2, no good=2
With SR @ 1/30th second: good = 4, no good=1
No SR @ 1/15th second: usable=1, no good=4
With SR @ 1/15th second: good = 4, usable = 1
So now all I have to do is remember to wait up to 2 seconds each time I half press the button for that little green hand to appear & Bobīs your Uncle :-)