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Are all POWER OIS lenses unsuitable for handheld shooting?
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  • BernieBernie

    I don't know how the rest of these tests were shot but to keep OIS on (GH4 and 14-140 vs A7S Canon 70-200) when shooting on a tripod means whoever carried out the test hasn't read the instructions. Panasonic recommends that the OIS is turned off when using a tripod as the lens will try to compensate for movement that isn't there. For stills and video.

  • NoelpuppetNoelpuppet

    Microjitters are more apparent if the image is very very sharp. When things are a but fuzzy you can't see it. I think newer lens on 4k sensors make everything scream out.

  • sgreszczsgreszcz

    @theteddy I'm using the GX7. I don't have another Panasonic m4/3 camera to test with. The firmware update says that it is for the GH3/GH4, but since it was for the lens, that shouldn't depend on camera?

  • brudneybrudney

    thanks for the test Vesku! unbelievable how useless P.O.I.S. on this lens is... 0_o

  • VeskuVesku

    Panasonic 14-140 II vs Canon 70-200 OIS

    What happens when those lenses are in the same tripod rig. Canon is very steady but Panasonic vibrates very ugly in TRIPOD!

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  • VeskuVesku

    Look at this example. Is this OK for 2000 dollars video kit? GH4 and 14-140 II.

  • theteddytheteddy

    @sgreszcz What camera are you using? I've got the new firmware update and it does sweet bugger all for the stabilisation on my GH2. @Vesku Big thanks to you for being at the very least instrumental in getting the update.

  • sportstersportster

    @sgreszcz I own the 45-175 lens. I like this lens because of it's compactness and optical quality. I sold the 100-300 lens because I find the 45-175 range much more versatile for my use cases. The Power OIS of this lens seems to be similar to the Power OIS of the 14-140 II lens, which means that jitter might be a slightly better compared to the 35-100 lens. I use Mercalli V4 to eliminate it, which works quite well for these 3 lenses.

  • FrankGlencairnFrankGlencairn

    Just got my Nebula 4000, and slapped the BM Pocket cam, with a Panny 14-42 pancake on it. That lens get the jitters when going handheld, but to my surprise, it works absolutley fine on the Nebula.

  • VeskuVesku

    New test of 14-140 1 vs 14-140 II OIS

    http://m43photo.blogspot.fi/2015/05/lumix-14-140mm-ois-jitter.html#more

    Not very helpful because the tester just pans around with these lenses.

  • sgreszczsgreszcz

    @sportster, sorry I was confusing the 100-300 with the "new" Olympus and the new Panasonic 14-150 which got updated.

    Do you have any experience with the Panasonic 45-175 lens stabilisation in video? I'm looking for something a little bit longer with decent OIS, and I'm not happy with the 35-100/2.8 in video (as per my example video above).

  • sportstersportster

    BTW, the 100-300 lens is not new. I had this lens and it is jitter-free. It has a Mega OIS, which is comparable to the OIS of the 14-140 I lens. However, you should not expect wonders. Above 100 mm it is very hard to achieve stable results with both lenses without giving additional support (tripod, stable ground etc.). Especially for 4K recording, where rolling shutter becomes much more evident.

  • sgreszczsgreszcz

    @Vesku the 35-100/2.8 got a fix, but as per my video above, it doesn't help my copy of the lens much.

    Does anyone know if the new 100-300 is jitter-free?

  • VeskuVesku

    Have anyone heard something about 14-140mm II possible FW fix for OIS?

    12-35mm f2.8 got a video OIS fix

    35-100mm f2.8 gor a video OIS fix

    14-140mm I got several video OIS fixes.

    100-300mm got video OIS fix.

    14-140mm II ????

  • sgreszczsgreszcz

    I tested the OIS stability in video with my Panasonic GX7 with the 35-100/2.8 @70mm vs. my LX-100 @70mm. You can still see much more micro-jitter on the 35-100 than in the LX100. Shame, really as it is an awesome stills lens.

  • VeskuVesku

    The new Olympus E-M5 mk 2 has good video quality and amazing new IBIS. Lets see if people are moving to Olympus for handheld video.

  • caveportcaveport

    I'd like to see many more examples......

  • VeskuVesku

    Panasonic 14-140mm f3.5-5.6.

  • VeskuVesku

    Here is one more example of "normal working OIS in Panasonic standards" .

    Panasonic 14-140mm f3.5-5.6.

  • dbpdbp

    It's a shame, because the OIS on the old 14-42 is quite good. Even in ETC mode. Dunno why the messed it up so badly on the newer lenses.

  • grisnjamgrisnjam

    Wow that is quite a difference.

  • PixCanFlyPixCanFly

    found this video on Vimeo. 35-100mm before and after firmware update.

  • tosvustosvus

    The update is a great improvement. On my sample, it is still fairly visible, but much better than before. It's of course subjective, but I can probably live with the jitter in normal mode. It is not good enough in Tele-Ex still though, so tripod is required there (at least in my opinion).

  • NewGHerNewGHer

    @sportster -- I wish I could say I see the same thing. Maybe it depends on each specific lens sample, but my 35-100 is nowhere near as good as my 12-35 (I'm sure everyone can figure out which is which):

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    They said the same thing about 35-100 f2.8 but still they made the FW fix

    Let's hope for 14-140 firmware :-)

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