Minimum hand held shutter speed calculation

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If it's important, then burn a couple of rolls (while taking careful notes) to find out what works for your camera and your hand-holding technique. You might want to know three different shutter speeds: "almost always sharp", "50-50 chance", and "only if I'm very, very lucky." With this information you'll have a good idea of if it's worth it to press the shutter in various situations.
 

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The last time this topic was in a thread I contributed to it a lot.

This time ...
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RalphLambrecht said:
You're sharing some of this?
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Yes, I am avoiding some of the outlandish comment made by some. This subject was well covered last time with only a few new ideas.

Steve
 

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a little camera shake is good for the soul.
( as long as you don't have hayfever or the hiccups )
 

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There is a chapter in Barry Thornton's "Edge of Darkness" on this subject. Well worth reading.
 

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richard ide said:
There is a chapter in Barry Thornton's "Edge of Darkness" on this subject. Well worth reading.
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He came to the same conclusion I did. The rule-of-thumb gives you tolerable pictures at best. If you want really sharp use a tripod or much faster shutter speeds.
 

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RalphLambrecht said:
He came to the same conclusion I did. The rule-of-thumb gives you tolerable pictures at best. If you want really sharp use a tripod or much faster shutter speeds.
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Maris said somewhere in a thread, tongue in cheek, that the sharpest lens in your bag is the tripod.
 
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