OM-D IS vs Power OIS

[Johann Espiritu]

The Lumix 12-35 arrived today and looks smashing on the OM-D.😎


I currently have the Power O.I.S. on the lens switched off, but was wondering - which would work better: the IS in the OM-D body or the one on the lens? 😕 Has anyone done any tests?

 

[gavinlg]

I'm fairly sure the in body IS works better. It's significantly more advanced.

 

[gilpen123]

Johan, can you post a picture of the combo and see how it fits....also eyeing that lens.

 

[Avotius]

Yes, pictures please.

From what I have read before, lens stabilized is better than body but that was before the OMD came out. It was more effective in reducing shake by a stop or two and it also stabilized the viewing image.

Now though hard to say. Can you use them together or does one have to be off? I used them together with my EP1 and Panasonic 45-200 and the results seemed fine.

 

[Eric T]

Most experiments I have seen show that in-lens stabilization is more effective than in-body stabilization. However, Olympus's 5-way stabilization system may change this. Just experiment with the two systems yourself and see which works best for YOU.

 

[febreeze-showered]

I wouldn't know which one is best for photos since I don't have the lens, but I can say for certain that I would rather use the in-lens stabilization for videos while utilizing the wide end rather than the body's IBIS. While stabilized, the video tends to give a wobble effect with wider focal-lengths, but most of that dissipates with some extra reach.

 

[Johann Espiritu]

Some photos of the body + lens with and without the hood below (starting to post some taken with the combo on my flickr too).

It's a little bigger than the PanaLeica 25/1.4. Autofocus is fast and accurate. It seems to have brought the OM-D to life!

 

[Johann Espiritu]

Can you use them together or does one have to be off? I used them together with my EP1 and Panasonic 45-200 and the results seemed fine.

I did a quick test (dark room, shutter priority set to 1/8 sec) and if both IS systems are on, there seems to be some strange motion blur. Each system used alone produced no discernible results, though. For now: leaving IBIS on, lens IS off.

 

[Keith]

Of course now you'll need the battery grip to go with that combo ... far better balance! 😀