16-35mm f/2.8 II lowest shutter speed handheld

Probably a stupid question but I'll ask anyway, I have a Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L II USM on the way. This is the 1st lens in a long while that I have without Image Stabilization what would be a lowest Shutter Speed I could get away with handheld?

Cheers

Well, it really depends on what your shooting, but for a stationary object ALWAYS go no lower than the focal length you are using. Don't be afraid to go up in ISO or down a notch in EC, since these are all fixable if you allow yourself to shoot in RAW, but blur can't really be corrected I always go for getting the shot, and if that means a grainier image, so be it!

if your shooting at the widest angel of 16mm then you would want no lower than 1/16th of a second.

The 1/shutter speed holds true for most people - if you want to get a feel for it with your existing lenses just turn IS off and see how that feels

1/FL is true for FF dSLR and 135 format film camera. The formula needs to be modified to 1(FL*1.6) for APS-C cameras.

Wilt wrote in post #4149825
1/FL is true for FF dSLR and 135 format film camera. The formula needs to be modified to 1(FL*1.6) for APS-C cameras.

I appreciate that Wilt, I was unaware of that, WOW, I thought the 1/FL applied for ALL cameras, no wonder I'd been getting blurry pictures on some of my portraits at 1/40 and 1/50 using my 50mm f/1.8

So, that means I need to be shooting at no less than 1/80 from now on. Cool, another great thing I learned on these awesome boards!

heh, yeah abuse that ISO on your MK3, but sure you may miss the IS on occasions , but then again once upon a time no such thing as IS, and people managed with out it then,

In truth, the 1/FL rule was invented for medium format cameras, but a lot of people were asleep at the switch with 35mm and let the rule go unmodified! Fortunately there was some safety margin built into the rule for medium format, and they ended up using up that safety margin for 'the miniature format' (35mm). They woke up again finally, with APS-C, and changed the rule to 1/(FL*1.6).

Wilt wrote in post #4149825
1/FL is true for FF dSLR and 135 format film camera. The formula needs to be modified to 1(FL*1.6) for APS-C cameras.

Would that be 1*3 for a 1.3 Crop?

Diminished29 wrote in post #4149900
I appreciate that Wilt, I was unaware of that, WOW, I thought the 1/FL applied for ALL cameras, no wonder I'd been getting blurry pictures on some of my portraits at 1/40 and 1/50 using my 50mm f/1.8

So, that means I need to be shooting at no less than 1/80 from now on. Cool, another great thing I learned on these awesome boards!

Just remember, the 1/FL*1.6 is just a guideline. Lots of people are able to shoot with slower shutter speeds than that through the use of proper technique (good stance and grip, breath control, and a controlled shutter release). But, it's a good rule of thumb for most people.

Mark

MaDProFF wrote in post #4149934
Would that be 1*3 for a 1.3 Crop?

Yep!

Thanks guys, that going to be 1/(FL*1.3) for my MKIII which = 16 mm @ 1/20th and 35 mm @ 1/50th . Didn't know this, shows how much I know about shooting slow and short

I actually made a boo boo, I thought the the 16-36mm f/2.8 II had IS when I pressed the button. It was a toss-up between the 16-35 and 24-70 went for the 16-35 because I thought it had IS.

Cheers

well, the 24-70 doesn't have IS either. The 24-105 does.
mark

NickR wrote in post #4149735
Probably a stupid question but I'll ask anyway, I have a Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L II USM on the way. This is the 1st lens in a long while that I have without Image Stabilization what would be a lowest Shutter Speed I could get away with handheld?

Cheers

I had good results with as low as ~1/10s at 16mm on FF. I doubt you will miss IS on a lens this wide.

MDJAK wrote in post #4150061
well, the 24-70 doesn't have IS either. The 24-105 does.
mark

Mark, Yeh I know, the 24-105 was an option I was looking at as well. Anyway 1/20th is slower that I thought I could get away with this lens.

Cheers

mebailey wrote in post #4150076
I had good results with as low as ~1/10s at 16mm on FF. I doubt you will miss IS on a lens this wide.

You would if you wanted to shoot at 1/6

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