I grew up with film SLRs (full-frame, of course), and the rule of thumb was "the slowest shutter speed you should try to hand-hold is 1/your lens focal length in mm." e.g. 1/50 sec for a 50 mm lens.

Q–I have recently bought a long-focus lens, but I am rather concerned because the pictures are sometimes not very sharp. Could this be due to the lens? A–It could be, but a more likely cause is camera ...

Extended-range zoom lenses, popular telephoto ranges, teleconverters, and telephoto lens buying and shooting tips. By Margaret Brown. Longer lenses magnify the scene, making subjects appear closer.

Last week I talked about aperture, depth of field and how to use them to your advantage. Today is about aperture’s kissing cousin: shutter speed. Like aperture, shutter speed controls the amount of ...

Shutter speed makes or breaks a photo. It's the secret behind crisp, sharp images – and the magic of dreamy motion blur. But there are some myths about shutter speeds that you might have heard before, ...

The most popular telephoto lenses cover angles of view from between about 34 degrees (70mm in 35mm format) to eight degrees (around 300mm). Interestingly, the longer lenses have special ...

Welcome to another edition of Let’s Talk Photography! This week I’d like to share my thoughts on shutter speed. As we’ve discussed previously, the most important thing to learn in photography is the ...

Every good photo begins with the right exposure. Even if you catch a great subject at the perfect moment with strong framing, everything is lost if you blow the exposure. If you only shoot in ...