Pax - A good rule of thumb for handholding is that you don't drop the shutter speed below the inverse of the lens' focal length. So, for instance, if you were shooting at 60mm, 1/60th of a sec is the slowest speed you would want to use. Of course, with practice and some techniques (bracing your body or camra on a sturdy object, breath control, etc.) you can push the speed down further. Also remember that the longer the focal length, the more susceptible (sp?) it becomes to camera shake. There are 5 main things you can do to get motion blur out of an image: 1) Put more light on the subject (flash, continous light, whatever) 2) Increase your shutter speed 3) Increase ISO (which will allow faster shutter speeds) 4) Use a wider aperture (allows more light in, allowing faster shutter speeds) 5) Better technique (bracing, breath control, etc) -=>Donald