Project one: Core skills
Delayed reaction
Mike Harris explains how to reduce bad vibes and capture super-sharp long exposures every time
The Mission
– Learn how to mitigate camera shake when shooting long exposures
Time
– 15 minutes
Skill level
– Beginner
Kit needed
– Tripod
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You’d be forgiven for thinking that using a tripod is a sure-fire way to capture shake-free shots. But even when your Nikon’s securely locked in place it’s still possible to end up with images that aren’t tack-sharp. This is because even the slightest vibrations can cause camera shake.
A good starting point is to turn off a lens’s Vibration Reduction, because image stabilization has been known to compensate for movement that doesn’t exist when the camera is stationary. If you want to be really thorough you could extend this to the in-body VR present in some Z cameras, although we’ve yet to experience any adverse effects by leaving it on.