sebastian wrote:
Hi there. Aldthough I'm a new poster I've been following this forum for some time. I am from Israel living in a Kibutz in the Arava desert. Im retired and I've taken photografy as a hobby.
My question is parteining to the proper use of the 18/135 lens with the Sony A6100 camera. I'm aware of the "rule" that says that you shouldnt use a focal lenth minor to that of the lens for getting sharp pictures, but it is true too when shuting at 18 MM.?
I don't know if I expresed myself correctly because Englis is not my mother tongue, and I apologize for any unintended mangling that English has sufered.
I do hope that my question makes sense to someone and apologize for this longish post.
Thankyou un advance.
sebastian
Hi there. Aldthough I'm a new poster I've been fol... (
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For your camera the 1.5 crop factor comes into play. = 18 x 1.5 = 27mm thus 1/30th sec at the slowest & about 1/200th sec should be your slowest shutter speeds at these focal lengths. Everyone's shooting capabilities are different. I would shoot a higher shutter speed at the smaller focal lengths. If your photos are blurry or soft, decreasing your shutter speed should help your images come out sharper. eg. 1/50th for 18mm & 1/250th for 135mm. If the photos are sharp enough for you, you can increase the shutter speed & see if they are still sharp. If you have any vibration stabilization on your lens, using it usually helps why at lower shutter speeds. Good luck & have fun, Tom