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Do you need the "best" lens

Started Apr 9, 2022 | Discussions thread
Truman Prevatt
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Re: Do you need the "best" lens. No but it helps...
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dccberry wrote:

Blood N Guts Murphy wrote:

Many, if not most of my Fujifilm photos don't nail focus or have motion blur, or I just haven't sharpened them well in Lightroom. One was picked up by Flickr's explore today. But since switching to sharper lenses on a faster focusing camera I am much happier with my photos.

Which is more important than whether Flickr likes it imho. It feels great to have a higher keeper rate due to the AF, extra sharpness and shallower DOF, from better f1.4 lenses (better usually includes f1.4). The f1.4 helps reduce the motion blur from my hands.

A lens does not have "motion blur". That comes from you, the photographer.

Neither.  Motion blur comes form the subject moving.  If the shutter speed is too low - the motion will show up as a blurred image.  Better camera technique won't solve it although better technique aways helps everything.  IBIS, OIS, a combination of the two won't solve it because it comes from the subject.  The only thing that will mitigate motion  blur is a faster shutter speed.

If it is camera shake that is being referred to which I think it is then image stabilization would help to a point, the f stop has nothing to do with it.  In fact f1.4 would let in more light which would result in a faster shutter speed which would help mitigate camera shake.

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