Will tripods ever be obsolete?

2 years 6 months ago #724298 by Cathy Kadolph
I was reading some post on FB, talking about how IBIS has really taken off during the last 5-10 years.  This has me thinking, could a day come where IBIS will be something crazy like 15 or 20 stops of stabilization, allowing you to hand hold shots for 1 minute or so?  

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2 years 6 months ago #724299 by Nikon Shooter
Obsolete? I doubt it.

IBIS can be a useful feature for some but it doesn't have the
room/space to be a tool.

I don't use any kind of image stabilisation but I use tripods.

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2 years 6 months ago #724300 by Ozzie_Traveller
G'day Cathy

Ever tried a 15-minute long after-dark exposure of city lights?

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2 years 6 months ago #724306 by Cathy Kadolph
OK, good point.  But you have to admit, IBIS is getting pretty crazy!  

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2 years 6 months ago #724312 by Nikon Shooter

Cathy Kadolph wrote: OK, good point.  But you have to admit, IBIS is getting pretty crazy!  


Some toys may bring some excitement but nothing like the real tool.

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2 years 6 months ago #724371 by TCav
Image stabilization was good for 2 to 3 stops when Nikon first introduced its Nikon Zoom 700 VR/Zoom-Touch 105 VR in 1994.

Today, it's good for 4 to 5 stops.

I think the progress has slowed. I don't think it will get much better.


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2 years 6 months ago #724400 by Nikon Shooter
I've been chewing on your question and I think that yes, but
this will require a perfectly stable and a remote controllable 
anti-gravity transceiving device. We're not there yet.  :P  :rofl:

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2 years 6 months ago #724403 by Shadowfixer1
I'm a huge proponent of IBIS, but nothing beats a tripod. I can handhold about 2 seconds and get a pretty decent shot with my Olympus, but it's still short of tripod sharpness.
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2 years 6 months ago #724581 by Photo Junky
No, OMG good point, can you image trying to hand hold a 4 minute exposure of the night sky? LOL nope.  My arm would be jelly.  :rofl:


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2 years 6 months ago #725015 by Cathy Kadolph

Shadowfixer1 wrote: I'm a huge proponent of IBIS, but nothing beats a tripod. I can handhold about 2 seconds and get a pretty decent shot with my Olympus, but it's still short of tripod sharpness.


That's what I was originally thinking, but then the 14 minute exposure came up.  Come to thinking about it, even 2 minutes is a long time to stay still, or try to stay still.  

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2 years 6 months ago #725104 by ThatNikonGuy
:blink:    huh?  No, there will always be the need for a tripod


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2 years 6 months ago #725143 by Stanly
True! 

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2 years 5 months ago #725775 by Garbo
Not if you want long exposed photos sharp

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2 years 5 months ago #725903 by Ian Stone
Huh? Perhaps for shots under 20 seconds, but not true long exposures.


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2 years 5 months ago #726086 by photoguy214
Contrary to urban legend, there are still plenty of photographers who have not made the switch to IBIS bodies and who will continue to use tripods until the extinction of humankind.


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