 Simon A. Velu |
Did I Buy a Defective VR lens? I recently purchased a Nikkor 70-300 VR (Vibration Reduction) lens. I noticed that even with the VR supposedly on and active, I'm getting blurred shots. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks.
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Sandy Hawkins |
Hi Simon... I have the very same lens and many of the pictures in my gallery were taken with it at 300mm. What camera are you using it with and at mode do you shoot in? Sandy
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Simon A. Velu |
I'm using the Nikon D50...I have put it in manual and auto modes and get the same result.
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Pete H |
Hello Simon, When the VR is "active", you can actually hear it if you are in a quiet place. (It's a high-pitched whine) You can also "see" it functioning through the lens ... it kinda' looks like a slight image delay when you move the camera. VR is not a cure-all. It does have limitations. For instance, if you are zoomed in at 250mm and shooting at 1/2 second, no way will it prevent blurring from camera shake. A standard guideline for hand-holding is 1/focal length. So, with the example above, most photographers strive for a shutter speed 1/250th or faster. With VR, you should be able to shoot the same image about 3 to 4 stops better - 1/15th-1/30th. Also make sure you are operating in "normal" mode, not "active". To test it, zoom to maybe 100mm and shoot at 1/10th sec. Try it VR on and then VR off. You should see a big difference, if it's working. All the best, Pete
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