Monopod and IS ??

[Jupiter19]

Hi, I had a question. I know with tripods you are supposed to turn off the IS, but what about with a monopod? Is there still enought movement that IS would be useful? I don't want to end up blurry pics by either using it, or not using it. Any help would be appreciated. This is for my 28-135 IS......Thanks :)

[tim]

According to the manual of my 70-200 F2.8 IS, IS works on a monopod. You can leave it on on a tripod too, it turns itself off. Earlier generations should be ok on a monopod I guess, turn it off on a tripod though.

[Jupiter19]

Thank you so much, I forgot that the lens came with th e little booklet. Thanks for the info Tim :D

[lostdoggy]

One of the newer IS lens doesn't work on tripod and Pan don't remember which one!!! It was in the June Pop Photo Mag.

[tim]

Thank you so much, I forgot that the lens came with th e little booklet. Thanks for the info Tim :D

Heh heh, those little things have some useful information some times ;)

LostDoggy - more info might be helpful.

[rlcanon]

...more info might be helpful.

The manual for my EF 100-400 states:

The image stabilizer should be off in the following situations. If the switch is on, the image stabilizer may not poerate correctly. 1.) Shots using a tripod 2.) Bulb (time exposure) shots.

The image stabilizer may not be fully effective in the following types of situations. 1.) In Mode 1: panning shots where there is considerable camera movement. 2.) In Mode 1: shots from vehicles where there is considerable motion. 3.) In Mode 2: shots other than panning shots.

[CyberDyneSystems]

Yes, IS works well on a monopod for all Canon IS lenses.

FYI.. excerpts quoted from user manuals for any IS lens other than the model you have may include misleading and even incorrect info as it relates to your lens.

Canon has two generations and two sets of options (for a total of four distinct types) of IS.... None of the lenses listed above share the exact same IS as your 28-135mm ;)

[J Rabin]

From personal experience. This IS on the 28-135 (Canon's 1st generation) benefits from monopod support. Biggest dif is that 28-135 IS needs TIME; takes 1/2 to 1 sec to activate IS once shutter pressed half way. Give it that time, especially if you're trying to pan, since 28-135 does not have a Mode 2 IS.