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Originally Posted by WEG Cory
IS and low light have a subtle relationship. First, I don't think you can use IS with a tripod.
Second, if you intend not to use a flash (or external light), you can always get a good exposure, but turning down the shutter means that you will risk a subject with motion blurring.
You may not need a tripod at 1/40, depending on the length of the lense. Try a monopod first, you may be surprised with the results.
I have a Canon 20D, you will notice noise in ISO's of 800+.
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No, IS can be used with a tripod, of course.
Unless you've got great IS, though, IE, 2nd Gen, you'll find that it slides around.
The long and the short of it - if you're shooting in low light, you're going to have to compensate in one of these areas:
ISO: Pro- Easy to do on digital. Con- Noise.
Shutter Speed: Pro- Easy enough, again. Con- Slow, and you blur. Even if your model hold really, really still, you're still going to notice it.
Apature: Pro- easy enough. Con - Depth of field. See above for more explanations of this one.
The long and the short of it is this - If you shoot a photo in low light, you're going to notice it. Doesn't matter how great oyur photos are, if you can't meet the hard fundamentals for a properly exposed photo, it's not going to happen.
From above - you're going to end up blurred / noisy / bad DOF / or, a low contrast, low sharpness photo.
As a final - if you're shooting near a window, chances are it will overexpose, and that will leak into the rest of the frame.
Shot in low light: blur + lack of contrast etc
Now i'm sure there are people who can 'prove me wrong' with photos etc, this is gfy.
These are my opinions. Who knows, i could have this hptography thing all wrong!