Show of your handholdable prowess

HGMonaro · 01-18-2009, 10:43 PM

Actually did this for another reason but thought I'd throw it up here. Who confident hand holding at low shutter speeds. I've got another shot taken at 1/8th with a 85mm Nikkor that I reckons deadly sharp, so I'll claiming it's not the Pentax SR, just me

Cheers, Nige.

knumbnutz · 01-18-2009, 11:20 PM

Hand held at 500mm ?

Mike Cash · 01-19-2009, 02:07 AM

Pentax K20D
Tamron 28-75/2.8
1/4 second

Mechan1k · 01-19-2009, 05:58 AM

OK .. it's 1/15 of a second ... but not too bad for me really ... I had ISO up on the K10D (not the best thing to do really) ... it was taken in a dark room (no flash).

K10D + Super Takumar 55m f/1.8

Click on the image to view it in a larger size

*Ex Finn.* · 01-19-2009, 07:12 AM

SR vs ME at 1second, damn, I lost

. But not by much. Might be able to salvage image on the right by running it trough focus magic

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Cheers. Mike.

elkarrde · 01-19-2009, 07:50 AM

K100Ds, M50/2 wide open, ISO 3200, 1/10:

K100Ds, M50/2 wide open, ISO 1600, 1/20:

*kristoffon* · 01-19-2009, 08:47 AM

here's one... 0.5s... it's pretty sharp but one sharp shot out of 3 or 4 I took... vlivk here for large Flickr Photo Download: Old Ferris Wheel at night

Finn · 01-19-2009, 09:33 AM

Between the caffeine and the adderall, I'm lucky to do one-over-focal-length even with SR turned on...

MrApollinax · 01-19-2009, 09:57 AM

1/20 f2.0 A50 1:2

1/15 f2.0 A50 1:2

1/6 f2.8 Sigma EX 50mm 1:2.8 Macro (1:1)

*arpaagent* · 01-19-2009, 10:00 AM

Here's a shot at 1/10" with an S-M-C Takumar 35/2. Not super impressive considering the Pentax SR was working, but this shot is still quite sharp (albeit noisy due to low light and ISO800 on K200D)

And one more at 1/4" with an SMC Pentax 17/4 FE. The super wide angle makes it a little easier. Note that the wind was also blowing quite hard in this picture, making it even more difficult as since I was standing and catching quite a bit of the wind.

Gooshin · 01-19-2009, 10:19 AM

28mm F1.8 1/10th

http://fork.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p819492874.jpg

denisv · 01-19-2009, 11:15 AM

200mm at 1/10s, 100% crop. ISO? Around 20000 I guess.

*reeftool* · 01-19-2009, 11:23 AM

This is handheld at 1/4 sec with a 55mm f2 Takumar taken on a near 0 deg. F day. It shows a little motion blur at 100% crop but a usable snapshot. My shivering and the SR must have been in sync. I took a couple others at the same time with a tripod and I surprised myself that this one looked as good as it does.

*Eaglerapids* · 01-19-2009, 08:07 PM

I'm the worst handholder of the bunch.
Here's the reason I bought a tripod and ballhead....to bad I didn't use them:-(. I would have, the setup was in the truck but I had no time to set it up and get the shot. Instead, I was braced pretty good on the hood of the truck but still blew the shot, maybe I drink to much coffee, I don't know. My only excuse... DA* 300/4+Tamron 1.4X@ f5, 1/30sec, ISO 400. Others seem to be able to do it......

scole · 01-19-2009, 10:08 PM

Ok, here's my favorite for this topic. This is one from a sequence of about 3 or 4 shots:

300mm (in macro mode)
F6.3
1/250 sec
ISO 400

Not really evident in the posted image but at full res, I can see myself and the ridgeline behind me reflected in the bird's eye. I was shocked and stoked.