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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Seattle Museum of Flight - Sopwith Camel
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:02:05 -0600
References: <COL119-W32FCBFBDF4B568DD4BEDC182AA0@phx.gbl> <COL119-W31A9ABC7CB28A8E896470782AA0@phx.gbl>

I suspected that the lighting was not ideal.  You did well!  Fifty years 
ago, I could squeeze off shots at 1/8th with my Leica IIIa, but this old guy 
can't hold it that steady any more.

Thanks for sharing your visit to this interesting place.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Lorenzo" <gregj_lorenzo at hotmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group LUG" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 9:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Seattle Museum of Flight - Sopwith Camel


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> Jim Nichols writes:
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>> I viewed it large, and I can't find Snoopy.
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>> Am I mistaken, or do I detect some distortion when you get in this close
>> with the 18/3.8? Maybe it is more perspective than distortion.
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> Jim,
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> I think it may be a combination of perspective and camera shake. The 
> shutter speed was 1/8th, hand held. It was quite dark.
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> Greg Lorenzo
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> Calgary, Canada
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