Leaving next week for another trek in GNP and have the 100-400 coming via Lens Rental. A simple question for those in the know: IS on or off when attached to a tripod?
Hoping to catch some moose in the lakes and other creatures too ... 
Tsmith Formerly known as Bluedog_XT  10,429 posts Likes: 26 Joined Jul 2005 Location: South_the 601 More info | Jul 26, 2013 17:35 | #1 Leaving next week for another trek in GNP and have the 100-400 coming via Lens Rental. A simple question for those in the know: IS on or off when attached to a tripod?
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claybuster Senior Member 723 posts Joined Sep 2007 Location: Warren, Michigan More info | Jul 26, 2013 17:36 | #2 |
Madweasel Cream of the Crop  6,224 posts Likes: 61 Joined Jun 2006 Location: Fareham, UK More info | Jul 26, 2013 17:46 | #3 Yep, definitely off, unless the tripod is on an unstable platform. Mark.
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Tsmith THREAD STARTER Formerly known as Bluedog_XT 10,429 posts Likes: 26 Joined Jul 2005 Location: South_the 601 More info | Jul 26, 2013 18:39 | #4 Thanks guys!
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ScottM Goldmember More info | Jul 26, 2013 21:16 | #5 Yes, definitely off.
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Jul 26, 2013 22:27 | #6 Even though the 100-400 has IS, its a big, long lens and the IS is an early generation so I recommend keeping the shutter speed faster than the 1/FL rule whenever possible.
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pwm2 "Sorry for being a noob"  8,626 posts Likes: 3 Joined May 2007 Location: Sweden More info | Jul 27, 2013 00:09 | #8 Only IS on with tripod if it is windy and the tripod affected. Or if something else make the tripod shake a bit. With zero shake, the 100-400 IS will go bananas. 5DMk2 + BG-E6 | 40D + BG-E2N | 350D + BG-E3 + RC-1 | Elan 7E | Minolta Dimage 7U | (Gear thread)
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dbricks Senior Member  610 posts Joined Dec 2010 Location: Minnesota More info | Jul 27, 2013 00:59 | #9 If you're looking for moose in Glacier, make sure you hike out to Fishercap Lake. It's in the Many Glacier valley and the hike is less than a mile. When we were there a bull moose was hanging out there almost every afternoon. Good luck and enjoy your trip! Sony A7III | Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 | Rokinon 14mm f2.8 | Sigma 150-600c + MC-11 adapter
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Feryll Member  101 posts Likes: 1 Joined Apr 2012 More info | Jul 27, 2013 03:31 | #10 If your tripod is stable and still, the IS should be turned off. 5D | 17-40L | Σ 50 1.4
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Tsmith THREAD STARTER Formerly known as Bluedog_XT 10,429 posts Likes: 26 Joined Jul 2005 Location: South_the 601 More info | Jul 27, 2013 07:39 | #11 dbricks wrote in post #16157449  If you're looking for moose in Glacier, make sure you hike out to Fishercap Lake. It's in the Many Glacier valley and the hike is less than a mile. When we were there a bull moose was hanging out there almost every afternoon. Good luck and enjoy your trip! Yeah this will be my 4th trip to GNP and this around we'll be at Swiftcurrent so the evening trek to Fishercap will be right outside the door, so to say ... Feryll wrote in post #16157589 If your tripod is stable and still, the IS should be turned off. You know that actually might be something to consider as I'll be using my lite weight Gitzo's hiking tripod. I'll just have to give it a test in both positions on the lens when it arrives.
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Jul 27, 2013 08:21 | #12 I've used mine in "Pan" mode on a gimbal head, with good results.
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Jul 28, 2013 18:00 | #13 Use mine on a tripod with IS off, but leave it on with a monopod if you have one. Have a nice trip and post your best Ian
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ScottM Goldmember More info | Jul 29, 2013 07:29 | #14 dbricks wrote in post #16157449 If you're looking for moose in Glacier, make sure you hike out to Fishercap Lake. It's in the Many Glacier valley and the hike is less than a mile. When we were there a bull moose was hanging out there almost every afternoon. Good luck and enjoy your trip! We had the worst luck moose "hunting" at Fishercap Lake this year. It seemed like every time we headed there we heard "you just missed the bull". We tried different times and stayed 1-2 hours each visit with no luck, but finally at least saw a cow on our last attempt before heading to the west side of the park.
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Tsmith THREAD STARTER Formerly known as Bluedog_XT 10,429 posts Likes: 26 Joined Jul 2005 Location: South_the 601 More info | Jul 30, 2013 12:22 | #15 Scott M wrote in post #16162936 We had the worst luck moose "hunting" at Fishercap Lake this year. It seemed like every time we headed there we heard "you just missed the bull". We tried different times and stayed 1-2 hours each visit with no luck, but finally at least saw a cow on our last attempt before heading to the west side of the park. I'm hoping for better results! My son will be packing this lens so we'll have it on all the hikes and we've got some distance to cover. 
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