Originally posted by soup:
oh, i understand there is a price for handheld, that being camera shake, which affects overall focus - or at a minimum sharpness.
i'm not trying to argue the point that a tripod produces sharper i mages, just that decent results are possible -w/o one, and if you practice you can get a useable photos handheld.
my tripod is with me most of the time, as is the camera. many times there just isnt time to set up, and level a tripod to get a shot, and as a result i try to get as sharp as i can handheld much of the time.
i am looking at a monopod with a ball head - something i am lacking now - that may change my tune about the subject. the tripod i own doesnt have a ball head... if i like it on the monopod - i'll get a tripod that takes the same ball head.
what i have been doing here is 150 dpi - and i get decent results up to 10x15 - many 16x24. 20x30 is pushing it. yet most that are not studio type set ups are handheld. i'd be curious where you're selling unfinished prints for $500 - thats about what the local art gallery's photos are going for matted and framed, and they are shot with film- 8x12's
maybe i can mail you some PSD files - and you could give me your sharpness score for them ;}
again - this hi res digital stuff is fairly new to me - so any info i soak up is helpful - only had a decent digicam since october - had a 5 year break from photos altogether for cost reasons mainly.
on the other end of the spectrum what's your thoughts on 35mm enlargements - most over 8x12 arent worth doing in my mind - so if you can get the same shot off a 6mp to print at 10x15, or 16x24 as sharp as the 35mm 8x12 i'm content. |
Never really shot any film so can't comment much about that - only been shooting for 2 years so far. I think I've shot two rolls in that time - one of these days...
Decent results certainly are possible hand-held. I think this has gotten off the original track but the issue is that there isn't an absolute number for what is 'sharp' its a personal evaluation to a certain extent and also is very related to reproduction size, reproduction means and subject matter (e.g., very contrasty or not, etc)
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