VR ON or OFF?

[kansatish]

I have been reading various articles on taking night shots. Some of them recommend that you shut off the VR mode with the camera mounted on a tripod. Some people advise otherwise - i.e., keep the VR on.
I'm confused...during my first night shot, I had VR ON and the results turned out good. I haven't had the opportunity yet to try with VR OFF.
But what is the recommended method?

 

[kl39717]

I'm curious as well cos to me, both image stabilizing on and off makes no difference to me...

 

[silvergetz]

Keep the VR off when mounted on tripod.

 

[NikF601]

I have been reading various articles on taking night shots. Some of them recommend that you shut off the VR mode with the camera mounted on a tripod. Some people advise otherwise - i.e., keep the VR on.
I'm confused...during my first night shot, I had VR ON and the results turned out good. I haven't had the opportunity yet to try with VR OFF.
But what is the recommended method?

Did u zoom in your shot to check the IQ on both setting? There will be some different in sharpness due to the IS.

 

[luckyorange]

hmm for me when im on tripod i will off vr haha

 

[kansatish]

Did u zoom in your shot to check the IQ on both setting? There will be some different in sharpness due to the IS.

Actually no, I didn't try that...but will do it during my next outing

 

[happylifenyk]

I have been reading various articles on taking night shots. Some of them recommend that you shut off the VR mode with the camera mounted on a tripod. Some people advise otherwise - i.e., keep the VR on.
I'm confused...during my first night shot, I had VR ON and the results turned out good. I haven't had the opportunity yet to try with VR OFF.
But what is the recommended method?

VR can be on as long as you are not using timer. Once you use timer the image will be blur.

 

[Francis247]

To answer the question, first you need to understand what is VR or IS and how it works.
Vibration Reduction or Image Stabilization works on the principles of compensation.

Quote from Nikon website, "Vibration Reduction (VR) systems compensate for image blur caused by small, involuntary movements (from unsteady hands, shooting from a moving vehicle, etcs) Known as camera shake."

When your camera is mounted on tripod, if the tripod is stable and firm, there should be no movement or shake. However, if your VR or IS is ON, the VR or IS systems might self-compensate even though there is no input or vibration. Hence for a good practice, it is advisable to turn off the VR or IS.

Hope that answer your question.

 

[SkimMilk]

To answer the question, first you need to understand what is VR or IS and how it works.
Vibration Reduction or Image Stabilization works on the principles of compensation.

Quote from Nikon website, "Vibration Reduction (VR) systems compensate for image blur caused by small, involuntary movements (from unsteady hands, shooting from a moving vehicle, etcs) Known as camera shake."

When your camera is mounted on tripod, if the tripod is stable and firm, there should be no movement or shake. However, if your VR or IS is ON, the VR or IS systems might self-compensate even though there is no input or vibration. Hence for a good practice, it is advisable to turn off the VR or IS.

Hope that answer your question.

simple and easily understood!

I totally forgot about VR on tripod and have been shooting with it on. Shall try it the next time I have it mounted on tripod.

Just realized that this is an old thread. But hey! thanks for digging it up!

 

[daredevil123]

simple and easily understood!

I totally forgot about VR on tripod and have been shooting with it on. Shall try it the next time I have it mounted on tripod.

Just realized that this is an old thread. But hey! thanks for digging it up!

Just to add. Some newer lenses comes with newer generations of VR/IS which are capable of sensing if the lens is mounted to a tripod. But as good practice, it is always good to turn off VR when mounted on a tripod. It is just a simple flick of a switch.

 

[dardar]

well if u want see a example of VR on with a tripod this is it

DSC_0107 by Erronax, on Flickr
as u can see it not really tack sharp

 

[daredevil123]

well if u want see a example of VR on with a tripod this is it

DSC_0107 by Erronax, on Flickr
as u can see it not really tack sharp

Actually, it is quite sharp already. The loss of sharpness is probably not from the VR, but from your choice of F/22 as the aperture. On most cameras (D90 included), any aperture beyond F/16 will suffer from small aperture diffraction, and you actually start losing sharpness.

You might want to see this for explanations, and samples...
http://www.earthboundlight.com/phototips/diffraction-small-apertures.html

 

[Zichar]

I remember reading this awhile back, was helpful to me:
Thom Hogan speaks about application of VR, when and why
http://bythom.com/nikon-vr.htm