I tested the performance of the in-body image stabilization (IBIS; Sony calls it Steadyshot) on the Sony alpha 7 Mark II (a7II) with 16mm, 28mm, 55 mm, and 180mm lenses. The improvements over handholding without the IBIS turned on were impressive, both in reduction of the average amount of blur, and the tightening of the… [Read More]
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Sony a7II IBIS with a 16mm lens
A reader asked if I’d test the in-body image stabilization (IBIS) on the Sony alpha 7II with a really short lens, to add to the testing I’ve done previously with a 180mm Apo-Telyt and the Zony 55mm FE and the Leica 28mm f/2.8 Elmarit-R. I selected the Leica 16/18/21mm f/4 Tri-Elmar, aka the WATE. Sony calls IBIS SteadyShot…. [Read More]
Sony a7II IBIS with 28mm lens
A reader asked if I’d test the in-body image stabilization (IBIS) on the Sony alpha 7II with a shortish lens, to bookend the testing I’ve done previously with a 180mm Apo-Telyt and the Zony 55mm FE. I picked the Leica 28mm f/2.8 Elmarit-R, which has shown strong sharpness in previous testing. You won’t find the… [Read More]
Tripod-mounted Sony a7II IBIS performance
I’ve read on a photographic forum — maybe I should stop reading those things; they’re making a lot of work for me — that the a7II in-body image stabilization (IBIS, aka SteadyShot) improves image quality even with the camera on a tripod. Since the conventional wisdom is to turn off image stabilization when the camera… [Read More]
a7II IBIS with the 180mm Apo-Telyt-R
The Leica 180mm f/3.4 Apo-Telyt-R is about the longest lens that feels right handheld on the alpha 7 cameras, with the exception of the Sony 70-200 f/4 FE lens. The 180 is really quite well suited to the camera. How much does IBIS (known to Sony as SteadyShot) help? I employed a test protocol based… [Read More]
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