Shooting with AF101 without IS

[John Bollenbacher]

Sascha,

Did you ever get an answer to your orignial question? I’m about to head out on a new doc project and I’m probably going to get the AF101 for it. I’m also curious if anyone has shot handheld with lenses with IS and without and if they noticed any difference in the footage. This would help me decide if I need to buy a lumix lens with the camera with IS or if I can use the Olympus micro 4/3s I already have. Good luck with your project.

John

John Bollenbacher
10engines

[Sascha Engel]

HI John,

no I never got an answer, but by now, I did shoot the doc by now with the AF101 with lenses without IS.
I had a wider and a tele lens (14-55, 100-300 I think).
Since I shot about a dance festival, I had also a lot of shows shot from a tripod.
The handhold things were ok, but on the edge – even though I have a very calm hand for handhold.
With the tele lens it becomes Blairwitch Project on Alzheimer.
If that is the look you are going for, then it’s ok 😉
I just shot some small doc on The little Panasonic TM900 – a little miracle camera, of which I am the happy owner now.
When I used the fantastic IS of this small beast, I realized how tough it was without.
If you go for handheld work and you have a zoomlens on it, go for the IS, you safe yourself a lot of headache!

Sascha

[John Bollenbacher]

Thanks Sascha,

That had been my experience with my hacked GH1, but I wasn’t sure if it was the hack I was using. I was hoping to save the $600 or so for the panny IS lens, but I guess there is no avoiding it. BlairWitch with Alzheimer’s is a bit to vérité for me.

John Bollenbacher
10engines