hi all,
may i ask what does the above mean?
does it mean that if i have a 18 - 135mm lens then if i want to use shutter speed of 1/200 and beyond, i cannot hold on my hand?
thanks.
I found it
here.
Hi hi ,
Its just a rule of thumb to arrive at a shutter speed settings that reduces blurry pictures due to camera shake , to minimum.
The faster the shutter speed , the higher tolerance for camera shake . Hence to answer your question , if you shoot at 1/200 and beyond your shots will get less blurry as the shutter opens and close at such a fast speed so as to capture the image , the result normally is a picture showing all motions to be freezed.
COnversely , if you shoot at slower shutter speed , your shots will be affected by camera shake. I think generally most pple will have trouble getting a very sharp picture from 1/15 and below , however , everyone has diff pair of hands ,hence , they have different levels of stability. Camera blur will be evident when you blow up your picture . Alot of times we see that a pic is clear on the DSLR lCD , but when we go back to load it up to the pc , we might be surprised to see blurry double images.
But of course the 1/ focal length rule is one of the many rule of thumbs . So far we have been ignoring exposure when we talk abt 1/focal length rule . Practically, the shutter speed you want will depend on exposure as well as the effects you want your picture to have. So , its not really a must to shoot at 1/focal length. Normally if we have to shoot at slow shutter speeds that will induce camera shake , we will use a tripod , if dun have tripod , then we will either have to tweak ISO and aperture , to allow us to shoot at higher speed , or find some support to stablise the camera .
Hope that helps