How good is your stabilization?

[tegan]

Some have lens stabilization and others have body stabilization. Irrespective of the approach how slow can you shoot handheld without a tripod or monopod or bracing?

Tegan

[Travis]

what do you mean... with or without IS/VR?

doesn't it kinda depend on your focal length too?

[Travis]

never mind.. misunderstood..

i've shot 1/3 with VRII with 2 outta 5 being very good...

[tomorrowstreasures]

I am a wiggler. and a heavy breather and have no stabilizer either built in to me or the camera. sigh. i am a wanna be steady person though!

[tirediron]

I routinely shoot hand-held down to 1/30, and have shot as low as 1/8 (with lots of body bracing), but as a matter of course, I always try and use a tripod below 1/60 if possible, or with big glass.

[tegan]

I have shot down to 1/4 of a second with good results, handheld with no bracing but I do not like to go below an 1/8 of a second. On film I once successfully shot at 1/8 of a second handheld for a 16" by 20" blow-up.

Tegan