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Quick question - hand holding speed

  • 01-03-2008 2:22pm
    #1
    sineadw
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    I'm doing a photography based website assignment for college - sort of photography 101... I'm just checking something here because my brain is full of Java code at the moment (I'll be speaking in tongues by tonight..).

    When hand holding- the general rule of thumb (shutter speed/second equal to focal length, blah blah) is for full frame, right? So with crop factor it'd be higher?

    Addled.. I know this is right but I don't trust myself at all at the moment..


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  • #2
    nilhg
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    sineadw wrote: »
    I'm doing a photography based website assignment for college - sort of photography 101... I'm just checking something here because my brain is full of Java code at the moment (I'll be speaking in tongues by tonight..).

    When hand holding- the general rule of thumb (shutter speed/second equal to focal length, blah blah) is for full frame, right? So with crop factor it'd be higher?

    Addled.. I know this is right but I don't trust myself at all at the moment..

    Yeah, thats the rule of thumb, 1/EFL (effective focal lenght), with no IS/OS.


  • #3
    Thirdfox
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    1/efl is the standard (your mileage may vary depending on circumstances).

    1/efl x 2 (if your subject is moving)
    1/efl x 2 (if you are moving)
    1/efl x 4 (if both yourselve and your subject is moving)
    is what I read to guarantee pin sharp photos.

    Of course many of my shots are taken quite a bit below the recommended speed and I don't have a problem. VR will do perform miracles too (for stationary subjects) - 1/15 at 300mm (efl) no problems (meaning I will get a sharp enough photo out of 2-3 tries compared to 0 out of unlimited tries without VR).


  • #4
    Mellor
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    Thirdfox wrote: »
    1/efl x 2 (if your subject is moving)
    1/efl x 2 (if you are moving)
    1/efl x 4 (if both yourselve and your subject is moving)
    Does it matter if the subject is moving in terms of shutter speed and hand shooting?
    For example, say 50mm efl, mav speed is 1/50s.
    Now if the subject is moving. 1/50 may not be fast enough. This is not related to hand shooting and it would still be too slow on a tripod. or am I missing something,

    Max shutter speed for moving subjects would be dependant on efl and the relative (not actual) speed of the subject.


  • #5
    Thirdfox
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    True, for a moving subject the 1/efl x 2 shutter speed is the "recommended" if you want to handhold and freeze your subject (doesn't matter if you're on a tripod or handholding). Just thought I'd throw them all in there.


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