IS lenses and Monopods - Turn off IS ?

[Seight_Returns]

I know that it's accepted wisdom to turn the IS off on an IS equiped lens when using a tripod, due to the potential for resonance doing more harm than the IS does good.

Does the same maxim apply when using a monopod ?

[Simpo Two]

I only have one lens with VR (Nikon for IS) and only turn it on when I need it. So unless you actually need it, you may as well leave it switched off. Or you could try one photo with and one without and see whcih is best.

[Dogsey]

It depends on the type of IS, I know the IS on my Canon 15-85 can cope with being on a tripod without turning it off.

[andy-xr]

I left it on with a 70-300 @ 300mm on a monopod at the BTCC and it made a bit of a difference. I wasnt going for massive panning blur though, just catching them coming round the corners front on style

[paul911]

I left IS on when I was using a 100-400mm resting on a bird hide windowsill, snapping a kingfisher. Every one of the pics was a load of

[RobDickinson]

Typicaly switch it off unless you know it auto detects and self deactivates.

Exceptions are lenses with panning mode when your panning.

And big whites where even stable tripods can introduce movement.

[Starfighter]

Off

[Thorburn]

On a monopod I'd likely leave it on, although depends on exposure time and lens length. There's still the potential for movement.

[ian in lancs]

Off!

[Robert C]

It does rather depend on what you are taking pictures of.

I take mainly motorsport and always have IS turned off on my canon 100-400 and use a monopod most of the time.

Robert

[rottie102]

Robert C said:

It does rather depend on what you are taking pictures of.

I take mainly motorsport and always have IS turned off on my canon 100-400 and use a monopod most of the time.

Robert

Have you actually tried taking pictures with it ON?