Lesson about VR/IS
Recently, i got a chance to compare a VR lens (IS for Canon) and a non-VR lens. I was comparing the Nikon 80-200 AF-D (2-ring) 2.8 and the Nikon 70-200 AF-S (Ultrasonic for Canon) VR 2.8. Granted that the 70-200 lens is the 2nd rev of the 80-200 AF-D (2-ring) lens.
2 different Sunday services. Unfortunately i didn’t have both lenses with me to compare the exact same situation. In both cases the subject is reading his/her testimony. The lighting was the similar, with the first setting possibly having more lighting. I was standing on a chair about 100ft away. So here it goes:
80-200 AF-D
exif: iso1250 2.8 1/125 0ev 200mm
70-200 VR
exif: iso500 2.8 1/60 0ev 200mm
Zooming in we can see some more noise detail:
I was personally shocked about the kind of noise difference that one can see. This was largely due to the fact that I was able to decrease the iso (from 1250 to 500) b/c i was able to shoot at 1/60 versus 1/125. why? b/c of the VR. otherwise there would have been too much shake. Thanks VR!
I still have a long way to go still but it was nice to try to see how these 2 kinds of lenses can produce such different results. Of course with some more post-processing and some noise ninja i’m sure i could do better. =)