Trout44

My wife has essential tremors.
Set up my Fugi Xt2 to shoot at .500 seconds.
Pictures look great but wondering if shoot fast with the camera makes any difference between the photographer or the subject?
Just a strange question

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

I've not run into any situations where very short exposures lead to any problems with modern cameras, as long as there is enough light and high enough ISO to achieve proper expisure.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Two options: use Fuji lenses with OIS (most of their zooms have stabilization) or trade the X-T2 for an X-T4, which has in body stabilization.

Trout44

Shooting with 35mm 2 r wr
No tripod

Orphoto Loc: Oregon

Shooting at a very high shutter speed is a good strategy for reducing the effects of camera movement. Be aware though that .500 is another decimal for 1/2, not very fast. Presumably you meant 1/500, which is fast.

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

Stabilization is to prevent camera movement. It won't help with subject motion.

Trout44

My mistake....
Shot at 1/500 not .500

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Exactly - the OP was inquiring about mitigating camera movement due to essential tremor.

Trout44

Thanks all
Will look at up grade to tx4

Trout44

Thanks all
Will look at up grade to tx4

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Yes, that can be a nuisance, but I've managed so far. Propranolol seems to help.

A woodworker I watch on YouTube, and people occasionally comment on that, and he tells us he has the essential tremor. If you inherited it, it's called a familial tremor. I suspect I got it from my father, so I can all it either. : )

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

There could be medication to control ET. My doctor told me that but mine's not that bad - yet.

olemikey Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida

I feel for your situation (My FIL had ET, and also Parkinson's) it makes shooting and many other things tough. Outside of/in addition to medical solutions - look for camera models that are considered ISO Invariant, allowing one to shoot at higher ISO settings, which will allow for much faster shutter speeds, try to use lens wide open whenever possible (at least where the lens will allow without degredation), Exposure Compensation, employ Stabilization - maybe look for a solution where IBIS and ILIS (In Body Image Stabilization/In Lens Image Stabilization) are both available and can be used together, physical stabilization with tripod/monopod, remote trigger, vibration dampening techniques. Look into various "holding rigs" that may make the handling easier.

With folks who simply can't hold the camera still, tripod with a remote trigger can change be a life changer. Many more great suggestions will appear, good luck in your quest.

sb Loc: Florida's East Coast

Essential tremor, benign tremor, benign essential tremor, familial tremor.... One of those little things associated with aging - although some get it pretty young and some get it pretty bad, involving the head shaking as well as the hands. Essential tremor falls into the category of an "intention tremor" - meaning that your hands shake when you use them, but not generally while at rest. It is also a high-frequency tremor. A slower frequency tremor of the hand while at rest may be associated with Parkinson's Disease. But in medicine there are always exceptions.

Higher shutter speed and using a tripod with a cable release are helpful for the photographer with essential tremor. As Jerry says, medications can help - most often the beta-blockers like propranolol can be helpful. They can cause drowsiness, a slow heart rate, and low blood pressure (they are used to treat high blood pressure and rapid heart rate as well). There are long-acting forms, but sometimes i like to have patients try the shorter-acting forms that I advise only taking if needed - if you are just sitting at home you may not need to take it, but if you are going out to eat or do some photography, it might be helpful. Another helpful medication is a low dose of diazepam (Valium). It may have fewer side effects than a beta-blocker, which also should not be used (or used very cautiously) in patients with asthma or insulin-dependent diabetes.

For severe tremor not easily treated with medication, there is a newer therapy called MRI-directed brain ultrasound offered in advanced neurology centers that can actually be curative.