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Maximum tele length you can shoot handheld?
What is the maximum telephoto length you would be comfortable shooting
handheld, with IS as well as steadying your arm with elbow on a railing etc, but no tripod? Thanks. |
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Maximum tele length you can shoot handheld?
RPS wrote:
What is the maximum telephoto length you would be comfortable shooting handheld, with IS as well as steadying your arm with elbow on a railing etc, but no tripod? Thanks. That would greatly depend on the lens. I see some great shots at the end of a 50-500mm without any image stabilization but I can't do it so it would also depend on how well you can hold your hands. You should be looking and asking on some of the binary groups. The birdwatching groups are always using the big guns. Jon |
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"RPS" wrote in message ... What is the maximum telephoto length you would be comfortable shooting handheld, with IS as well as steadying your arm with elbow on a railing etc, but no tripod? Thanks. I have occasionally managed to do a handheld 400mm shot, but there are other days (and subjects) that have noticable camera shake blur much lower than that. So I would say that the upper limit will depend on the photographer, the subject, the lighting conditions and what kinds of "supplemental stabilization" (IS and/or steadying object) are available. The rule of thumb I have heard is that the shutter speed needs to be 1 over the FL of the lens or faster for a fully hand held shot. Depending on the stability of your hands and the type of supplemental support you may be able to halve the shutter speed, but not much more than that. If conditions won't allow you to get to that target shutter speed, you may be out of luck. Of course you will have to experiment for yourself to see how your personal shooting style and "stability of hands" will effect the target speed. Randy ========== Randy Berbaum Champaign, IL |
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Maximum tele length you can shoot handheld?
On Aug 13, 1:25 am, RPS wrote:
What is the maximum telephoto length you would be comfortable shooting handheld, with IS as well as steadying your arm with elbow on a railing etc, but no tripod? Thanks. Depends on you, your technique and your steadyness. I find it easier to hand hold with a heavier cameras and one I can get my left hand under the lens. Have a bad time with my Nikon 995 at 150mm, but can easily hold a 70-210 at 210 on my D200. This also depends on the weight of the lens, ie the 300 f4 Nikor is considered a handholdable lens, the 300 f2.8, a much heavier lens is generally put on a tripod. Hand holdability varies a lot from person to person. Tom |
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Maximum tele length you can shoot handheld?
On Aug 13, 12:25 am, RPS wrote:
What is the maximum telephoto length you would be comfortable shooting handheld, with IS as well as steadying your arm with elbow on a railing etc, but no tripod? Thanks. One quick rule of thumb is about the reciprocal of the exposure time. Now, I find this optimistic- I'd really recommend about half that. But as the rule of thumb goes, if you can shoot at 1:500 second you can hand-hold out to 500 mm. As I say, I'd really recommend 250 myself. As the allowable exposure time increases, you need to reduce the focal length accordingly. This value was for 35mm film, so the focal length used is the "35mm equivalent". |
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Maximum tele length you can shoot handheld?
On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 05:25:13 +0000, RPS wrote:
What is the maximum telephoto length you would be comfortable shooting handheld, with IS as well as steadying your arm with elbow on a railing etc, but no tripod? Thanks. My Kodak P850 has a max of about 420mm equiv. It has IS, and I've shot several times without tripod - no complaints. |
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Maximum tele length you can shoot handheld?
RPS wrote:
What is the maximum telephoto length you would be comfortable shooting handheld, with IS as well as steadying your arm with elbow on a railing etc, but no tripod? Thanks. Depends on the amount of light available as well as the f-stop and shutter speed needed for proper exposure. My Panasonic FZ15 has a Tele FL of 432mm (equivalent) and an aperture of 2.8 at full Tele.!!! On a sunny day, with proper shooting technique (steadying my shoulder against a tree, suspending breathing while tripping the shutter, etc.),and using IS, I am comfortable shooting at 1/100 second. Usually, the AUTO setting selects f=2.8 and lets me shoot at a faster speed than that. But in lower light conditions I'm good to go with a minimum speed of 1/100 sec. with a 432 mm FL. Bob Williams |
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Maximum tele length you can shoot handheld?
RPS wrote:
What is the maximum telephoto length you would be comfortable shooting handheld, with IS as well as steadying your arm with elbow on a railing etc, but no tripod? Thanks. Depends on the amount of light available as well as the f-stop and shutter speed needed for proper exposure. My Panasonic FZ15 has a Tele FL of 432mm (equivalent) and an aperture of 2.8 at full Tele.!!! On a sunny day, with proper shooting technique (steadying my shoulder against a tree, suspending breathing while tripping the shutter, etc.),and using IS, I am comfortable shooting at 1/100 second. Usually, the AUTO setting selects f=2.8 and lets me shoot at a faster speed than that. But in lower light conditions I'm good to go with a minimum speed of 1/100 sec. with a 432 mm FL. Bob Williams |
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Maximum tele length you can shoot handheld?
RPS wrote:
What is the maximum telephoto length you would be comfortable shooting handheld, with IS as well as steadying your arm with elbow on a railing etc, but no tripod? Thanks. As others have said, it depends on light level. Also, as focal length goes up and/or exposure time lengthens, the percentage of sharp images decreases. So try multiple images when pushing limits. Some examples: 1120 mm focal length (35mm equivalent) 1/3000 sec, IS: http://www.clarkvision.com/galleries...wk.b-600..html 650 mm focal length (35mm equivalent), 1/1600 sec, IS, very sharp: http://www.clarkvision.com/galleries...598.b-700.html On a support, but 1/10 sec at 1300 mm equivalent, IS; support moving from a vehicle: http://www.clarkvision.com/galleries...1500b-700.html Roger |
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Maximum tele length you can shoot handheld?
On Aug 12, 10:25 pm, RPS wrote:
What is the maximum telephoto length you would be comfortable shooting handheld, with IS as well as steadying your arm with elbow on a railing etc, but no tripod? Thanks. I've seen people pull off successful grab shots with a 500mm f/4 L IS but this was on cloudless days around noon at airshows where they've probably got -2/3 to -1EV cranked in for even one less stop of shutter speed available. |
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