Originally posted by Arpe Why do you turn it off when doing that?
While I haven't tested at length, I understand that optical stabilization can get very, very confused if the camera is being moved as the shot is taken. It cannot necessarily tell deliberate panning in two directions from inadvertent camera movement.
Some cameras or lenses will allow the user to disable stabilization for one axis, perhaps horizontal. to stay out the way while moving the camera horizontally but still try to compensate for movement vertically, which it sees as accidental.
The K-7 does not permit that option alas. In any case, panning for aerobatics means that the camera is constently going through all sorts of gyrations as it follows the stunt aircraft.
Did that make sense?
And by the way, I enjoyed the rugby and carnival photos.