Nx100: lowest shutter for handheld

[tecnoworld]

With ex1 I'm used to shoot as low as 1/8 without image blurring.

I'm now experimenting with nx100 and I notice that those shutter speeds are impossible with no OIS.

What's the lowest speed that you'd recommend?

 

[Coldamus]

The accepted rule is that the minimum shutter speed should be the reciprocal of the focal length of the lens. e.g. 30mm = 1/30th sec., 100mm = 1/100th sec., 200mm = 1/200th sec.

 

[tecnoworld]

Thanks. That's for the nominal focal length or for the aps-c one? I mean...shooting with the 20-50mm at 20mm, should I use 1/20 or 1/30 as a minimum??

 

[Coldamus]

That's a very good point and I had forgotten about it. The rule is from the days of film and full-frame, so you do need to apply the crop factor. 20mm = 30mm equivalent = 1/30th sec., 30mm = 45mm equivalent = 1/45th sec., etc.

 

[zipcode]

Basically 1/30. But this is just a general idea. If you got steady hands you can go lower. I for example have serious trouble getting good pictures at 1/30 even if I do everything possible to steady the shot, because my hands have always been more shaky.

 

[Identity]

For me, anything under 1/30 usually has some noticeable blur without OIS. But sometimes you get lucky, and sometimes you can brace yourself against something, and I've certainly gotten handheld shots at 1/8 or even 1/6 that are quite useable.

 

[crsantin]

With my NX100 and kit lens I cannot get consistent results below 1/40, and even faster than that I sometimes get slight blur. That is because holding a camera out in front of me to shoot is not ideal. Using a viewfinder I am usually able to go as slow as 1/20 at the same focal length and usually get a crisp shot...much better shooting stability and technique with the camera held to your eye. That's why most mirrorless cams use some form of image stabilization. It becomes necessary because you have to hold the camera out so far in front of you. Samsung should put OIS on all its lenses or implement in-body stabilization like Olympus.

Previous posters are correct. Shutter should not drop below focal length, a good general rule to follow.

 

[kona_moon]

Reciprocal of the focal length was a good rule of thumb for 35mm film camera, I still try to stick to it with digital cameras. But with digital cameras, doesn't the sensor resolution play a factor? If the acceptable amount of blur is defined as one pixel, the more pixels you have the more noticeable the blur becomes. Somebody, please come up with the formula.

 

[yooperguy]

I would agree with the 1/40 sec. rule for your 20-50mm lens at 20mm. If I know I'm going to be in low light, slow shutter speed setting, then I will use my monopod. Here's one of my 5 day old granddaughter at 1/3 sec. I braced the monopod against the side of the bed, so it was almost like a tripod.





I will also use the monopod for other situations, like video, panoramas, and while using the 50-200mm zoom lens. Even IS needs a little more stability sometimes.

Dennis

 

[Ariston]

to be honest, I seldom go below 1/125 as much as possible. I experienced motion/camera blur around 1/80. although I'm capable of shooting decently around 1/40 without OIS.

 

[peterjaena]

With ex1 I'm used to shoot as low as 1/8 without image blurring.

I'm now experimenting with nx100 and I notice that those shutter speeds are impossible with no OIS.

What's the lowest speed that you'd recommend?

Smaller sensors = you can get to shoot at lower shutter speeds.

with an APS-C, it's usually 1/15 on the wide focal ranges, 1/30 in the mid, ang 1/60 in the tele.... and more on the super tele range. This if you have steady hands.

For shakey hands, 1/40 will be your absolute minimum, and 1/60 will be your norm. This without OIS. With OIS you can get 1/30 no problem.

 

[LichtFan]

A good idea is to shoot a burst of 3-5 images. They will vary in sharpness. At home you just pick the sharpest one.
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