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<blockquote data-quote="friedmud" data-source="post: 87871" data-attributes="member: 11427">Yep, there are still reasons to go beyond f/8... but they have to do with shutter speed instead of sharpness.&nbsp; I also use f/16 to f/22 when I need just a bit slower shutter to smooth out motion (like waterfalls).&nbsp; I do use ND filters to help as well... but sometimes small apertures are the only way to get to the shutter times I want.However, there is a new (to me) technique to get &quot;smoothed out&quot; motion without resorting to small apertures: multiple exposures.&nbsp; I never had this capability with my Canon cameras (although some high end Canon bodies can do it now) but it is on my D600.&nbsp; It lets you combine multiple shutter releases into one single image.&nbsp; So if you get your shutter speed to 1/3 of a second and you combine 3 exposures (which is the most the D600 can do) you get an effective 1 second exposure... all without resorting to f/22...I've tried it on a few things around here... but nothing worth posting yet.&nbsp; I hope to use it on some waterfalls soon....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="friedmud, post: 87871, member: 11427"] Yep, there are still reasons to go beyond f/8... but they have to do with shutter speed instead of sharpness. I also use f/16 to f/22 when I need just a bit slower shutter to smooth out motion (like waterfalls). I do use ND filters to help as well... but sometimes small apertures are the only way to get to the shutter times I want. However, there is a new (to me) technique to get "smoothed out" motion without resorting to small apertures: multiple exposures. I never had this capability with my Canon cameras (although some high end Canon bodies can do it now) but it is on my D600. It lets you combine multiple shutter releases into one single image. So if you get your shutter speed to 1/3 of a second and you combine 3 exposures (which is the most the D600 can do) you get an effective 1 second exposure... all without resorting to f/22... I've tried it on a few things around here... but nothing worth posting yet. I hope to use it on some waterfalls soon.... [/QUOTE]

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