yeah, that article was all fine and dandy.
but, it doesnt fit with most digital cameras.
if you cant afford a lens with a stabilization feature, then you will get blur.
even with the IS of my favorite walkaround lens (canon 17-85mm IS) i still need a tripod for longer exposures at night because my camera.
the xti, gives a hell of a lot of noise at higher ISO's, and unless you have a nice budget to afford that F1.8 zoom or prime lens (not just the nifty 50 bc its not always a practical choice) then you will be in the neighborhood of F3.5-4. max.
with my camera, to get the nice night shots that i want, i usually set it at about F8 to 10, and the ISO at about 400. i still need a pretty long exposure to get all the light and details that i want.
handheld would give me a lot of shake and blur.
i can give higher ISO's and a smaller aperture and probably avoid using the tri-pod, but then i'll have a soft, blurry, extremely noisy picture that does me no good.
now, if i had the budget for a professional camera (say the 5d mark 3) that has a higher quality sensor and much more in means of ISO speeds, then that may be possible.
but at the low end of the budget, a tripod (or solid, stable surface) will be what is needed to get clear crisp night shots.
It is a nice camera, I really dig it.
