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oldnavy170 said:I know this just from being on this forum.......TRIPOD, TRIPOD, TRIPOD!!!!
oldnavy170 said:I know this just from being on this forum.......TRIPOD, TRIPOD, TRIPOD!!!!
Reverend said:Now that's just silly.
I took this handheld.
Full size at http://photo.cardork.com/albums/Landscapes-Nature/IMG_9511.jpg
Focal Length: 200.0mm
Exposure Time: 0.0004 s (1/2500)
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO equiv: 200
I understand that, but you can also crank up the ISO to help with the exposure time.astrostu said:Not everyone has such a fast lens. For slower lenses, a longer exposure is necessary and you can get just as good a shot. And at high magnification, it's very difficult for most people to hold a camera steady enough to have no blurring even at 1/250 sec. So getting a cheap little tripod for this is not "just silly."
Reverend said:I understand that, but you can also crank up the ISO to help with the exposure time.
Point well taken....I hate it when I'm proven wrong....dammit! lolastrostu said:This is another case where, in my experience, I would not recommend upping the ISO. Since you're effectively looking at a very bright object against a black background, upping the ISO even a bit will usually bring out quite a bit more noise in the black background (though this could be relatively easily PhotoShopped out). So again, if you can afford to spend $30, I recommend getting a tripod, cranking down the ISO to minimum, opening up the aperture most of the way, and taking a longer exposure.
astrostu said:Not everyone has such a fast lens. For slower lenses, a longer exposure is necessary and you can get just as good a shot. And at high magnification, it's very difficult for most people to hold a camera steady enough to have no blurring even at 1/250 sec. So getting a cheap little tripod for this is not "just silly."