Blade Canyon
Senior Member
The old rule in the film days was that your shutter speed should be at least the same as your focal length or faster when shooting hand-held. If shooting at 105mm, your shutter speed should be at least 1/125th of a second.
When the D800 came out, some reviewers wrote that camera shake was more noticeable because of the higher resolution. They suggested going three times the focal length. Two pro-togs here scoffed at that idea. Though I had a D800, I didn't notice that much camera shake when pixel peeping, but with the D850 I'm really seeing it. Tripling the shutter speed means using a higher ISO in most situations, but I've noticed that the sharpness from the faster shutter compensates for any extra ISO noise.
Steve Perry made a similar comment in his D850 review about how missing focus a tiny bit might have been acceptable with smaller sensors, but with the D850 you really see the miss.
For really serious work I try to use a tripod.
When the D800 came out, some reviewers wrote that camera shake was more noticeable because of the higher resolution. They suggested going three times the focal length. Two pro-togs here scoffed at that idea. Though I had a D800, I didn't notice that much camera shake when pixel peeping, but with the D850 I'm really seeing it. Tripling the shutter speed means using a higher ISO in most situations, but I've noticed that the sharpness from the faster shutter compensates for any extra ISO noise.
Steve Perry made a similar comment in his D850 review about how missing focus a tiny bit might have been acceptable with smaller sensors, but with the D850 you really see the miss.
For really serious work I try to use a tripod.