To VR or not to VR

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Just wondering how useful vibration reduction is in landscape work when using a tripod most of the time. I am faced with a Nikon 70-300 lens without VR sub £100, or £3-400 with. Any opinions would be valued. If I stick to non-VR I can buy a bag of lenses for the price of one or two with it.

Thanks in advance for replies.
 
regardless of the vr, the 70-300vr version is as sharp as a sharp thing thats very sharp!
Its great value and a truly good lens for the money, and when you take it off the tripod the VR is impressive..........
 
If you can afford the VR lens, and especially if you shoot still subjects in low light, then absolutely spend the money on one. If you shoot moving subjects - VR will be of no use - so spend the money on getting a faster lens. If landscape is all you do, you won't benefit from VR as it should be turned off on a tripod anyway, otherwise you are at risk of a feedback loop.
 
Your not just paying for the VR - the difference in IQ is worth the extra money all on its own.
 
Clearly VR on a tripod is pretty useless.

The other differences between the 70-300 VR and the older one are another matter though.
 
The VR version is tons better even if you never turn the VR on.
 
Actually isn't VR on a tripod counter productive?
I thought that the VR would risk creating a problem whilst searching for a shake that isn't there, or is that just 'an old wives tale'?
 
The problem with VR on a tripod relates to long exposures (say a second or more), where you're obviously going to be using a tripod.

In these instances the VR element can reach the limits of it travel and then what's it do? It recenters and you end up with a blurry image.
 
gramps said:
Actually isn't VR on a tripod counter productive?
I thought that the VR would risk creating a problem whilst searching for a shake that isn't there, or is that just 'an old wives tale'?
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loplyg said:
The problem with VR on a tripod relates to long exposures (say a second or more), where you're obviously going to be using a tripod.

In these instances the VR element can reach the limits of it travel and then what's it do? It recenters and you end up with a blurry image.
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this isnt true for all VR implementations.

From Nikon's website

Nikon's VR function automatically differentiates the frequency of this vibration from that of hand movement, and changes algorithm to correct image blur caused by tripod movement.
 
I've got the VR 70-300mm lens and it is in a word AWESOME, personally that's the difference in price for me, the quality versus the technology. If it comes down to purely price, then you will always end up with the non-VR, but I occasionally use the VR function and thought the image sharpness along with that was worth the extra cash.
 
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