Originally posted by channeler Lowell, do you think SR helps at all with a lens + TC combination or do you think it's better left off?
Paul
Paul, I think it depends on the situation.
If you look at the posted photos that I attached to the question of is 200mm enough, 2 use SR 2 do not.
the blue jay was shot at a ridiculous shutter speed of 1/30, with a 300 mm lens hand held. I can't help but think SR had something to do with the quality of the shot.
The merlin was also hand held with SR on. I think it was 1/180th with 400mm lens and F8
the hawk with mouse was hand held, no shake reduction with a 105mm lens,
and the chickadee was 1/150th with a 500mm lens but with a 3 fstop flash assist, the flash is what froze that image. It was shot with an *istD hence no shake reduction but again the flash is why that one is so sharp.
Overall, I think the SR helps to some extent, as I said, to hand hold a 300mm Lens at 1/30 wide open can't all be my good technique, can it?