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In response to "It was knocking the shutter back to 1/4-second ... way too slow to prevent blur when holding by hand. Ah well. -- nm" by Beryllium ... NEW ZOMBIE!

rule of thumb for us old school shooters, don't handhold slower than your focal length

Posted by zeitgeist Oct 31 '09, 00:21

of course the guys that came up with that were shooting 4x5's I shot medium format and the 80 was normal.

with a flash and a slow shutter (drag) you can go 1/15th (leica and other non mirror flappers could do that if careful without a flash)

brace the camera against something like a pole or tree, a parking meter, traffic sign

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I was photographing at night, surrounded by police and olympic security and TV cameras and bystanders ... not ideal conditions. And it was raining. -- nm - Beryllium ... NEW ZOMBIE! Oct 31, 00:28 4
- you'd never make it as a paparrazi if you let those minor distractions bother you - zeitgeist Oct 31, 00:40 3
  - the built in flashes on those automatics don't extend very far -- nm - lkf Oct 31, 07:09
  - Optio W60 waterproof camera -- nm - Beryllium ... NEW ZOMBIE! Oct 31, 00:54 1
    - (Pentax) -- nm - Beryllium ... NEW ZOMBIE! Oct 31, 00:54

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rule of thumb for us old school shooters, don't handhold slower than your focal length

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