Forget camera settings – this is the shutter speed I trust every time

Sebastian Oakley holding Leica rangefinder camera.

I honestly believe that 1/500 sec is the best shutter speed in photography. There, I said it.

In a world where cameras are now packed with more modes, menus, stabilizers and computational wizardry than ever before, I still think the humble 1/500 sec shutter speed remains the perfect setting for almost everything.