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Subject: [OM] Re: Shutter Speed/Focal Length (was "Now I remember why...)
From: Joel Wilcox <jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 14:26:07 -0500
At 12:47 PM 5/22/1998 -0500, Ken wrote:
snip
>
>Almost everybody makes the mistake of trying to handhold the camera at too
>slow of a shutter speed.  A general rule is to make sure you don't go slower
>than your focal length.  For instance, a 35mm lens can be handheld at
>1/30-1/1000, a 50mm lens at  1/60-1/1000, 100mm at 1/125-1/1000, 200mm at
>1/250-1/1000 and so forth.
>
>Ken
>

Agreed. That is the general rule, which I think is still too liberal. I
would double the shutter speed/focal length to be absolutely sure.  And
enjoy that bokeh.

Joel

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