Handheld shutterspeed challenge

<p>Hey everyone!</p>

 

Today I got excited because I handheld a shutter at 2 seconds and it was pretty darn clear. It made me wonder about how long the awesome people on pnet could handhold a picture and it be clear. So does anyone wanna take a challenge with me below and post photos handheld with long shutter speeds and they maybe we can all vote at the end? Does this sound fun? Yay! :)

<p>(PS I'm not sure why my text got so big just then, I hit a weird key on my laptop and can't make it go back lol)</p>

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<p>Post yours to start this off. I remember recently I did a 1/4 second hand held that was good. Maybe start a NO WORDS challenge?</p>

<p>2 seconds handheld is pretty darn impressive and I'd sure like to see the picture. The closest I've come to an acceptable picture is about 1/8S without bracing against a stationary object.</p>

<p>When I was younger I could handhold my rangefinder with a 35mm lens at 1/15 of a second. Today I don't like to handhold anything below 1/60 of a second. I blame my subjects for getting less steady as I get older.</p>

<p>Was that 2 seconds with a stabilized lens? :P</p>

<p>Actually its still impressive even if it was a stabilized lens, I have trouble with 1/2 second lol - the ol hands are not as steady as they used to be.</p>

<p>hope you were not shooting in dark and the flash fired at the end of 2 sec exposure or shooting some fireworks. ? other than that you are going to get any clear pictures with 2 sec handheld</p>

<p>It's a matter of probability. Take enough shots and some will be sharper than others. The occasional one will be pretty sharp, even at a fairly low shutter speed. Getting one sharp shot isn't at all surprising. Getting a high proportion of sharp shots at 2s without IS would be.</p>

<p>Does handheld also cover leaning camera and body against a doorframe ?</p>

<p>Martin</p>

<p>Well pressing a camera against a 4 foot diameter stone column is still "hand held". Works pretty good for multi-second shots in dark churches with Kodachrome 25 asa film. :)</p>

<p>Here is a shot Handheld at 1.5 seconds with a 50mm Noctilux @F1 with an RD-1 at iso1600 <br /><br /><img src="http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y148/ektar/Noct/_EPS6668NOCTILUXEPSONRD115SECONDSAT.jpg" alt="" /></p>

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<img src="http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y148/ektar/Noct/_EPS6668NOCTILUXEPSONRD115SECOND-2.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>Here is a handheld shot at 2.6 seconds at F1.0<br /><br /><br>

<img src="http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y148/ektar/Noct/_EPS6666NOCTILUXEPSONRD126SECONDSAT.jpg?t=1270326777" alt="" width="400" height="266" /></p>

<p>Here is a shot at 1/15 second at F1 with a Leica; camera held close to chest while stopped in traffic; tri-x film.<br /><br /><br>

<img src="http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y148/ektar/Noct/tripods-322.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p><img src="http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y148/ektar/Noct/tripods-323.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p><img src="http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y148/ektar/Noct/tripods-324.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>12 buck 1956 Zorki 3C body ; 50mm F1.5 LTM Summarit @F1.5; 1/10 second handheld; Walmart noisy scan 2 bucks per roll with CD at 1300 dpi; Fuji 800 Superia <br /><br /></p>

<p><img src="http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y148/ektar/Summarit%20F15/SUMMARITF15BESSASMALL.jpg" alt="" width="750" height="507" /><br /> <br /><br /><img src="http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y148/ektar/Summarit%20F15/SUMMARITF15BESSACROP100.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>This is with a 1/50s with a D300s and 500 f/4. It's semi-handheld (on a monopod) but I figure it counts because the lens is so much heavier than all the rest (please?)!</p>

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<p>....because I handheld a shutter at 2 seconds and it was pretty darn clear.</p>

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<p>Are you made of stone?</p>

<p>Well I guess it can be done. I sorted by 2 sec. shutter speed and came up with this. As I remember I was kneeling, but definitely no tripod, hand held. Minolta A200, in body stab. This is the only one though that EXIF came up with that was not taken on a tripod.</p><div></div>

<p>100 % of shot above.</p><div></div>

<p>Tried this the other day - after I saw an instructional video by Zack Arias were he claimed that he can get sharp shots at 1s shutter speed hand held http://photocamputah.com/video_zackarias.html<br>

Tried it - this is a 100% crop from a series of 5 shots taken at 1/2 second</p>

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<p>Damn, Sam, that's one incredible shot! I can barely take a good picture at 1/15 of a second!</p>

<p>Half-second.</p><div></div>

<p>What a fun exercise! As soon as I finished reading this thread, I had to try it myself. I'll try to get the shots out of the camera, and into the forum tomorrow. I guarantee they're nowhere near what Sam has accomplished!</p>

<p>As for the "rules" for this, I would not include monopod shots. Any kind of bracing would be allowed (kneeling, leaning, etc.), as long as the camera is in the hands.</p>

<p>Thanks for a fun thread.</p>

<p>Yikes! I may have sent my post twice. If so, sorry.</p>

<p>Hey everyone!@ Yay I'm so glad you responded! I looked at my exif and it was only one second but I will post the image as soon as I'm back from my Easter Excursion :) <3</p>

<p>Here is one I shot this morning, while DRIVING 25 mph in the rain.</p>

<p>1/13 at 23mm, Canon EOS 7D.</p><div></div>