Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/03/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have to say, Ted, that I have a whole new respect for folks who shot sports with manual focus. I took my Canon 1Ds Mk II to a basketball game and came away totally defeated. The autofocus on the camera was so slow as to get in the way of making pictures and the manual focus wasn't very easy to use - it's that "servo" thing I guess. Now I know the camera wasn't designed in any way for sports photography, not like the 1D Mk II. I wonder what it would be like to use a LeicaFlex and a good 200mm lens. But even then it's knowing WHEN to press the shutter release. It's like photographing some speaking. I never know how to catch them in repose and not some awful intermediate expression with mouth half-open, one eye blinking, eyes going in all directions. It's amazing the horrid photos I have managed and even more amazing the number of good images I've made of people speaking: ZERO. If you have hints I'd be grateful! And I should thank you for your kind words, Ted. I appreciate 'em! Adam On Mar 24, 2011, at 1:57 PM, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote: > Adam Bridge SHOWED: > Subject: [Leica] Some photos from the NCAA Women's Regionals at Stanford > > >> Our Aggies played the Stanford women last Saturday. >> >> I took the Leica with Noctilux. >> >> <<http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/16327990_ZbhCs#1227293545_9zZws> > > Hi Adam, > Well done and working with the Noctilux allowed some stopped action > shutter speeds! The action frames are right on the mark, peak moments! > > Good stuff! :-) > > cheers, > ted > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information