This is the first time we post an AF test video of a MFT lens that Tamron decided to NOT release 🙁
The video has been posted by Dicahub and he also confirmed that Tamron withdraw the lens release. It means you can stop checking the Tamron 14-150mm MFT BHphoto page to see when the lens will ship 🙂
Reminder: Like I told you before Tamron will not release that lens because they said (unofficially) that it makes no sense to make stabilized lenses seeing that also Panasonic will offer more on sensor stabilization cameras in future.
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Panasonic to produce more IBIS cameras? Can’t wait for that!
IBIS is Olympus version of IS, so NO, Panasonic will never have IBIS, maybe some MEGA OIS ore something else. By the way, I hope they stick with in lens IS, because is better and does not suffer from all the weaknesses of sensor IS. I had several cameras with sensor IS and I had ought problems…
Ehhhmmmm gx7 has ibis….
Never say never.
I have a lot of non stabilized lens and would like to see more Panasonic ibis cams
NO!
Panasonic GX7 nas NO IBIS!
“In-Camera Image Stabilization
MEGA O.I.S. in-camera image stabilization helps to minimize the
appearance of camera shake when working with lenses that do not
incorporate image stabilization. This added benefit enables sharp
low-light shooting with any lens and is especially useful for handheld
shooting with longer, telephoto lenses.”
Olimpus has ISBIS, Panasonic has MEGA O.I.S. 🙂
IBIS, sorry 🙂
Your semantics are giving me IBS. Whatever you want to call it, it is still sensor stabilization.
You should treat that ISB right away, not to get even sicker LOL
By the way I was to subtle I see. Panasonic In body Image stabilization is called MEGA O.I.S., not IBIS.
Why don’t you just look it up? GX7 has IBIS when paired with a lens which doesn’t have Mega OIS or Power OIS. (Converted lenses and manual lenses like the Voigtlander NOKTONS.
When using Panasonic lenses with Mega OIS or Power OIS the camera automatically chooses OIS (either mega or power) rather than the IBIS.
Surely you must be aware that Panasonic makes both Mega OIS & Power OIS. The power OIS is a later iteration and Pana has reworked some popular lenses like the 14-140mm zoom lens which was originally mega OIS, whereas ver. II of the 14-140mm has Power OIS.
Still, it’s all moot: beginners should shoot with plenty of light, and more advanced photogs should not use M43 anyway.
How do you propose “have plenty of light” in the situations when there is no “plenty of light” and flash is either prohibited or not effective? IBIS in most such cases simply and quietly (almost quietly) improves results. A lot – in case of Olympus 5-axis one.
Hehehe but this website is based on amateurs. Just look at the photo of the week.
That’s where you are wrong. The Panasonic GX7 has in body image stabilization for lenses without Optical Image Stabilization.
I am using the GX7 in-body stabilization for my Voigtlander NOKTON lens which does not have OIS.
Semantics. The GX7 has stabilization in the body. Quit being a stubborn know-it-all.
I think IBIS is not an Olympus trademark, it’s simply a generic abbreviation of “in-body image stabilization”, in which case GX7 has one.
Tamron could offer it without stabilization and price it better due to the savings.
Tamron is half Sony now, and all their new products are expensive (and of better quality). I’m not surprised. I hope Sigma will produce more cheep lenses for this system, because they are badly needed.
Sigma 60mm 2.8 is one sharp, contrasty lens for cheap. Its the 3rd sharpest m43 lens behind oly 75 and the noct.
But but but….. why not just produce an unstabilised version? :-/
Isn’t In-Lens Stabilization better, or more efficient, especially for longer lenses, than in-camera because it’s optimized for the specific lens?
It is, for longer focal lengths. There’s more freedom in moving lens elements than there is with sensor shift.
It is. Longer focal lengths require bigger sensor movements, which can’t be accommodated with in-camera stabilization, at least “in theory”. Also, autofocus benefits from having an already stabilized image on the sensor.
I think this doesn’t hold against the 5-axis stuff which also stabilizes the viewfinder.
Olympus implementation might be a particularly effective one but I’d like to point out that at least in theory nothing prevents even optical stabilization from using 5 axes (horizontal/vertical shift, horizontal/vertical rotation and axis rotation).
OIS absolutely DOES preclude rotation stabilization. You can spin your lens elements as much as you like, it does not rotate light.
In practice, only 1 lens stabilizes in more than 2 axis, even the simplest translation. Probably does it imperfectly too (perfect optical compensation of translation which would not introduce extra aberrations would include system of mirrors and/or prisms).
I am not arguing against OIS. I just wanted to mention that the 5-axis does stabilize the VF and thus also benefits the AF. Maybe the best thing would be to combine OIS and IBIS. I think are some compacts which do exactly that.
“Longer focal lengths require bigger sensor movements, which can’t be accommodated with in-camera stabilization, at least “in theory”.”
Makes no sense at all. In theory you can spin your sensor 360 degrees and shift it all over the place. 🙂 Practice is a different matter.
From my experience with Panasonic 14-140 lens on Olympus E-M5 body IBIS is better on wide end while in-lens stabilizer outperforms IBIS on tele end.
“Optimized for specific lens” has no sense as long as you know focal length of the lens you are using. Lens and camera are rigidly connected after all.
IBIS with extra axis (over 2) is theoretically always better. The rest is implementation details (like the range of tilts and shifts of the sensor vs tilts of a lens element, supported frequencies etc).
If you’re using a zoom, what are you supposed to do with IBIS, stop and enter the focal length you’re using for a specific shot? Sorry, I don’t think so.
Since this lens has the same focal length as offerings from Panny and Oly (more or less) it made no sense anyway. Tamron should be looking to offer something unique instead.