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Does a zoom lense always need tripod ?

Started Dec 24, 2015 | Questions thread
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Re: Does a zoom lense always need tripod ?
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Nemesis, in addition to what I wrote please understand that "rules are made to be broken". It depends on the individual photographer and techniques employed to take them hand-held at very slow shutter speeds relative to the focal length.

For example, when I find the wood ducks perched on a branch and I have time I can take them hand-held at about 1/100th of a second (or even slower) at 600mm FL. The technique that I use is to brace the camera and lens on a wooden railing nearby.

I have to take them at these slow shutter speeds when we have cloudy weather. I stop down the lens in my attempt to keep everything about the bird in focus including the tail feathers (as much as possible).

Here is one taken hand-held with the Canon 18-55mm lens at 1/4th of a second.

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