Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/25

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Subject: Re: [Leica] MLU for R8
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
Date: Thu, 25 Dec 1997 00:09:13 -0800

At 11:21 PM 12/24/97 -0500, you wrote:
>>From Eric Welch's post:
>
>>I find the R8's mirror up function quite useful. Hit the button once, the
>>mirror goes up. Hit it the second time and it takes the picture and drops
>>the mirror. I can hold the camera steady enough to not lose my framing.
>
>Eric:
>
>I had always heard that hand holding will effectively dampen any
>vibrations. Not so?
>
>Nick Hunter
> 

You only need MLU at slow speeds. 1/15, 1/8, 1/4. Unless you are also a
marksman, handholding at these speeds is questionable as you have your
heart beat, breathing, and nerves to contend with.

Jim