Re: [Leica] speed of leica lenses & shutter speed

[Lucian Chis <chis@ECE.ORST.EDU>]

Well,

A friend of mine who lives in Portland OR now, but I am sure any old
timers from Life or NY in general will remember, Robert Isear, has just
sold his Leicaflexes, but he told me that for vibrationless slow speeds
you can not beat them. 
It probably has to do with the mirror dampening and the weight of those
things (don't ever drop them on your foot: the medical bill will beat the
replacement cost of the outfit!.
So indeed they are good performers at slow speeds, but they will not beat
an M.

Lucian

On Thu, 22 Jan 1998, Bud Cook wrote:

> I've handheld both my SL and SL-2 at 1 second (with some reliance on
> steadying walls, chair backs, etc.).  These cameras have much less vibration
> than any of the Nikon F's that I've owned.  I don't know about the later
> versions of the R bodies but the old ones worked pretty well at slow shutter
> speeds and much better than Nikons.
> Bud Cook
> -----Original Message-----
> From: D Khong <dkhong@pacific.net.sg>
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Date: Thursday, January 22, 1998 4:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] speed of leica lenses & shutter speed
> 
> 
> >LUGs
> >
> >>Important is, that Leica allows you to use longer hand-held exposure
> >>times, up to 1/8 sec.
> >>I like to hear your comments
> >>
> >>Geert Vinke
> >>The Netherlands
> >>
> >
> >I have handheld shots with my M6 and 50 Summitar at f2 up to ONE second
> >exposure and people who see the pic are guessing that it was taken at 1/8
> >sec. shutter speed.
> >
> >The M camera is virtually vibration free and the weight and design also
> >makes it steady as a rock.  Shakes usually come from the user.  An SLR is
> >no match in this respect.
> >
> >Dan K.
> >
> 
>