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Rant: That whole 'use a tripod for every shot' advice is overrated
Overheard a guy at a camera swap in Austin going on about how you should never shoot handheld with film below 400 ISO. I've been shooting a Minolta X-700 for 6 years now and I've got plenty of sharp shots at 200 ISO just bracing my arm against a wall or tree. Yeah, tripods give you perfect stability, but they also make you slow and miss candid moments. Has anyone else gotten good results ditching the tripod for street photography?
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troy43920h ago
Ditched my tripod years ago for street shooting.
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taylor.mary14h ago
Wait, didn't you mostly shoot film back then though @troy439? Because with film you definitely need that tripod for anything slower than 1/30th, digital handles the high ISO way better. I remember trying to shoot street at night with my old Canon AE-1 and having to brace against every lamppost I could find. Kind of miss that challenge though, made you think more about light.
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