From Sony to Canon

Some might think this is nonsense, i think it isn't. It works for me! 

The older manual lenses seem to benefit most from the ff sensor. They appear sharper, objects really stand out from the background more than i was used to on the Sony A300.

However: there is one feature which can be found on the Sony only. And i could have never expected this feature to have such an enormous impact! I only realised this since it's not available on the 5D.

Wanna know what? The in camera image stabiliser! 

I got so used to the fact that i was able to shoot sharp pictures handheld at 1/30 with a 50mm lens, that i simply did so with the 5D. When reviewing my shots at home in LightRoom i noticed some blur, or un-sharpness. Not much, but just enough to make me think something was wrong with my new Tamron 2.8/28-75! 

After testing different shutterspeeds on the same subject, things became clear. You should live by that old rule, which tells you to shoot at least 1/50 or faster when using a 50mm lens. 1/100 with a 100mm, or 1/250 with a 200mm lens (and so on), to avoid motion blur, camera shake, or whatever you want to name it!

Canon has lenses with built-in Image Stabiliser (IS Series), but my Tamron doesn't have this. No problem, now i know.....

So, i have used this fine Sony feature for such a long time, and now i have sold it, i realise for the very first time how good it was!

But: the ff sensor beats any image stabiliser!

Take care (and pictures!)