Originally posted by Phillean Here is a real newbie night shot with my K-x , not taken by me but I don't think I would have done better with a quick shot.
K-x and the kit 18-55mm lens. Shot in raw and converted to jpeg, scaled and cropped.
A sharper lens here would have been useful.
1/15 sec F3.5 18mm ISO 400
Just for a handheld shot, rule of thumb is at least twice the speed of your camera lens (can't remember if that is for full frame or smaller), meaning for 18mmx2=1/36sec. Personally, for 18mm, I probably would not drop below 1/60 sec to 1/90 sec., although I might try 1/45 and that is if the subject is not really exhibiting movement.