Response to Tech Pan at ISO 25 to 64

I'm assuming that the reason you want to use Tech Pan is so that you can make large prints from your negatives and retain small grain with high detail. With that in mind my advise is to use a tripod if at all possible. One rule of thumb is to use a shutterspeed that is faster than the focal length of the lens you are using for hand held shots. So if you are using a 210 mm lens use a shutter speed of 250 or faster. With a 20 mm lens a shutter speed of 30 or faster will suffice. Anythnig slower and camera shake will rapidly become appearant. However, the fact that you are using Tech Pan and my assumption for your reasons for using it cause me to recommend that you still use a tripod no matter the shutter speed if you can. That way your negatives will be absolutely tight. That said I just shot the cemetery of the old territorial prison the day before yesterday on Tech Pan using a 28 mm lens for the whole shoot and I hand held the whole thing. But when I am going for a big sweeping scenic scene that I am going to try and print at 16x20, you can bet that I will use a tripod. Use your own best judgement as to when you can get away with hand holding and when you do keep the shutter speed high.

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