Nikon_Josh
TPF Noob!
- Joined
- May 30, 2011
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- Surrey, UK
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Yes I know what you are thinking... Dumb question?
I have never been a tripod hugger.. but I now have a tripod on the way.
My images have always appeared acceptably sharp to me, I practice decent handholding technique so this aspect poses no problem to me.
To get to the point of the matter.. will a tripod stabilized image always have superior sharpness to a handheld image? Seeing as I've mainly always handheld, have I been getting the maximum potential out of my lenses?
People obsess over MTF charts, but do MTF charts become irrelevant when not using a Tripod? Can you still get the maximum potential out of a lens when handholding? i.e. conditions where a very high shutter speed and small aperture is possible.
Yep, I know these sound like noob questions. But I just wanted clarification on the necessity of a tripod for getting the maximum potential out of my lenses. (Obviously at night time or in darker conditions, a tripod is a neccesity for getting the ultimate sharpness, I am referring to those times where you have alot of bright light to work with.)
I have never been a tripod hugger.. but I now have a tripod on the way.
My images have always appeared acceptably sharp to me, I practice decent handholding technique so this aspect poses no problem to me.
To get to the point of the matter.. will a tripod stabilized image always have superior sharpness to a handheld image? Seeing as I've mainly always handheld, have I been getting the maximum potential out of my lenses?
People obsess over MTF charts, but do MTF charts become irrelevant when not using a Tripod? Can you still get the maximum potential out of a lens when handholding? i.e. conditions where a very high shutter speed and small aperture is possible.
Yep, I know these sound like noob questions. But I just wanted clarification on the necessity of a tripod for getting the maximum potential out of my lenses. (Obviously at night time or in darker conditions, a tripod is a neccesity for getting the ultimate sharpness, I am referring to those times where you have alot of bright light to work with.)