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shutter speed handheld M9
- Thread starter gooomz
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It depends on the focal length and external circumstances. With a WATE or 18mm ZM, when I take my time, brace myself and hold my breath, I could go as low as 1 sec (I did it more than just a couple times), for sure 1/2 to 1/4 sec on a consistent basis. If rushed, I would say it would be more like 1/8 and 1/16 sec. Again, using an ultra wide angle lens. Anything else is worse from that; the longer the FL the faster the shutter speed I need to get keepers with respect to shutter speed on a consistent basis. Subject matter and composition is, of course, a different story 
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depends on field of view of the lens, age, bracing, wind, and ability, and if you are judging the 5x7 print or at 100% by the pixel. I have rarely seen a very clean, sharp handheld image (at 100%) at less that 1/(2xfocal) from even the most experienced.
It remains true "my sharpest lens is the one used with a tripod".
So if you can tolerate a bit of motion blur, I am sure that you can hand-hold to 1/15 with just a bit of practice as long as you are not very critical about what sharp means.
-bob
It remains true "my sharpest lens is the one used with a tripod".
So if you can tolerate a bit of motion blur, I am sure that you can hand-hold to 1/15 with just a bit of practice as long as you are not very critical about what sharp means.
-bob
A good photograph can be achieved even if its blurry (think of HCB and the 'Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare' photo), but you mean consistently sharp.
There are rules for calculating what is the lowest speed with a specific focal length, but they are guides, some people will naturally be better than others, and I don't think anybody is going to be consistent at the slowest speeds. So I would say the slowest speed where you should be able to consistently get sharp photographs is 1/60th. Slower than that it becomes more and more a game of chance. If somebody likes to say 'I can consistently use 1/30th, or 1/15th of a second' I think its more a case of optimism than the consistent and unwavering sharpness of their results.
So, anything below 1/60th needs a tripod to be consistently sharp.
Steve
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a_summarita
Guest
with or without soft shutter release? it makes quite a difference, 1/15th-1/60th usually.
danlindberg
Well-known member
Depends on which lens I use. For sharp results I need atleast the following exposuretimes;
24mm - 1/15
50mm - 1/30
90mm - 1/125
24mm - 1/15
50mm - 1/30
90mm - 1/125
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Inversely proportional to the amount of coffee I've consumed.
I can shoot 1/8-1/4s pretty easily.
I can shoot 1/8-1/4s pretty easily.
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Just so happens I have a picture of it (which I thought was badass at the time, LOL)
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And one from the M9 for comparison.
M9, ISO 640, Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH, 1/8s @ f/1.4:
M9, ISO 640, Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH, 1/8s @ f/1.4:
Shashin
Well-known member
Not really. I find I can handhold my Pentax 645D at about the same shutter speeds as my Mamiya 6 and my Mamiya had a leaf shutter. The trick is paying attention--I might have to focus a little more with the 645D. The single largest influence to camera shake is the operator (and what you think "sharp" is).
edwardkaraa
New member
Agree with Bob about the 1/(2xfocal) rule if you're looking for sharpness at the pixel level.
