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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jwstl" data-source="post: 126297" data-attributes="member: 12977">Not exactly. Having a fast lens like a 1.8 could give you the ability to shoot with dim lighting handheld because the wider aperture allows for higher shutter speeds. Let's say you have the 50mm 1.8. The rule of thumb is to hand hold at the focal length or higher if the lens doesn't have VR. So maybe the 50 allows you to shoot at 1/60th at 1.8. You shouldn't go much slower than that.A VR lens allows you to handhold and still get reasonably sharp photos at slower speeds than the rule of thumb. So maybe you could shoot at 50mm at 1/30th or 1/15th. With the VR you could shoot handheld and get more depth of field because you now have the ability to shoot at 2.8 or 4 etc. With the 1.8 you might be stuck shooting at 1.8 which limits your DOF.</blockquote>