The 11-27.5mm lens has no image stabilization & neither does the camera. Has this been much of problem for getting sharp/in focus pictures?
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I bought this camera (and kit) as a present for my sister, but have used it on various occasions. The images are sharp, with beautiful saturated color. Unless the shutter speed drops below 1/60 I see no reason for problems with "camera shake". I'm a professional photographer and found this camera to be an excellent performer. Good luck.
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Not at all. Like most digital cameras, it is a great camera and it takes great pictures when there is adequate lighting.
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Thank you for your response. I seem to do OK with close up but longer focal lengths give me a hard time. I may send it in just for them to check it out. I like the camera but I havent ever been so stymied before.
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This lens is "UN-stabilized" if your camera does not have a built in stabilizer,you cannot use the lens and hold in it your hands too. Your camera must be mounted on a tripod and you must use remote switch or the timer button in order to take a shot. If you fail to do any of the above, all of your shots will be burred. I have one of these lenses and it totally sucks!
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I am lucky not to have this oil problem. I have tenth of thousands of shots and the only issue I have is from a cheap lenses I purchased (the old Nikon F1.8D which I traded in for $50, I know low price). On my last convention of 4 days, 3 nights, I just snapped through more than 6000 shots with a Tamron 24-70mm, F2.8 lenses.
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No, it does not have image stabilization. The optics are far better than the kit lens and I've been very happy with the images.
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Thanks. Pentax like Sony has in-cmaera stabilization. the lens is available for Pentax, so I wonder about stabilization problems.
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I used my canon only a few times. Did not try the video, but I found out that if you do not hold the camera steady the shots come out very blurry. It seems impossible to get a clear shot because the camera is too small.
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I thought I had that problem...but, I really didn't. Sometimes when I aim at camera at a scene I want to photograph, that scene is blurry. However, it does not last. I lightly click the button that takes the picture, without pushing it down hard enough to take that picture. Every time, so far, the image rights itself and is no longer blurry, but sharp. I believe every time I have had the blurry image appear, it has been in daylight and on auto setting.
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Hello Brian, in the years I have used this lens all the time and I can report to you that I have never had any problems with this excellent lens. It is sharp and the contrast and color are beautiful. Focusing has always been crystal clear. Also focus speed would be a function of the camera body which has the drive engine for autofocusing. Hope this helps, Paul
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I'm not an expert just a photo hobby guy. But i believe there might be a second generation image stabilization on the 300 mm lens. Plus the obvious better zoom capacity. My 200 does a pretty good job at getting indoor pictures at a basketball game. I have to set the right aperture and ISO at first but it works for me. Depends on your need for the additional zoom. Good luck
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I think you mean "image stabilization"? Yes, it does have an image stabilization option. The lens has a fast aperture of f/1.8 (meaning the lens opens wide to let in a lot of light) which can enable shooting in low light conditions with a decent shutter speed such that image stabilization may not be as critical as on other cameras.
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I have had the S4500 for just a few weeks. I wear tri-focals and lve. them on while shooting. I just did some testing and here's what I found: With my glasses on, I focused on an object (auto) The Image looked sharp in the viewer, and in "reviewing". I then lined-up another shot - without my glasses, moved the shutter button half-way down - object was blurred but I took the shot anyway. Reviewed it (on the camera back) and it was fine. Conclusion (after two more tests) the camera was focusing correctly regardless of what I was seeing ! Highly recommend you do same testing to confirm. Having checked other review, I agree this model does NOT have a Diopter (previous Fuji model I owned did) but I am already used to this system - but then I'm not a pro! Oh, don't forget when shooting picture of two people, always point the focus-beam at ONE of the faces then "re-frame" while holding shutter btn. half way down. (sorry if I,m stating the obvious!). Good luck. Harry Hilton
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Thanks, Tech Guy! So the "optical stabilization" feature is one thing I notice not all the lenses have, and I assume becomes more critical with more zoom?Annette, I'm glad I could help. I'm not a great photographer, but I've been fortunate enough to get some pretty good pix, both with film and digital. For me, the 2 best things about digital are 1) not having that little voice in the back of my head saying "you're going to spend a fortune getting these developed" while I'm trying to get the perfect shot; and 2) not having to wait for them!!
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As you already found out, no it doesnt support Image Stabilization but a higher ISO does sharpen the image in the most of the situations where pictures would normally come out blurry (low light). It's pretty hard to blur an picture in bright light if you are fairly still and have the object in focus.
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No, that's one of the reasons why the costs of the lens is lower. In general use image stabilization may not be so important with such a short focal lens ... in normal lighting conditions. Fortunately the Sony's do pretty well in higher ISOs.
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My shots are mostly very sharp, however, occasionally, this lens will just produce a clunker. However, I'm not sure its any worse than with some of the "L" series lenses that I've used, so I put it down to technology failure. I normally would attribute it to me, but there are times when I take a picture in noon daylight, standing still and its out of focus. That's almost impossible if you think about it.
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Yes I received mine a week ago and the lens crashes into the filter; not just in macro but any time the camera struggles to focus. Reading online apparently the lens can protrude a little when focusing causing the crash. I think I got a lemon so the adapter ring is going back.Update: nevermind I'm just a dumbass. I had accidentally assembled it in the wrong order. All is good and focus works fine. Since it is possible to put together backwards it makes me wonder how many of the focus reports are just user error.