Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. - ------ =_NextPart_001_01BF0FF3.14D81A90 Content-Type: text/plain This story brings up a point of personal camera management. When I put my Leicas away, or between shots, I always reset the shutter speed dial to the flash sync setting. The main reason I do this is that it makes it easy for me to know what my shutter speed is as I adjust speeds with the camera at eye level since it is a shorter throw between 1/50 and either 1/30 or 1/60 than between any other speeds; I automatically count up or down from 1/50...just a matter of experience. This protocol also has meant that I am always set at the sync speed on the few occasions when I do put on a flash. Buzz Hausner - -----Original Message----- From: Kyle Cassidy [mailto:cassidy@netaxs.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 5:06 PM To: leica-users-digest@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] leica, don't fail me now! -- oh dang! So I jump in the elevator, snap seven shots. He shakes my hand says "looks like you scooped 'em all" and ducks out the elevator door. I'm feeling real real smug with myself, whistling a happy tune, walking to the next assignment when I look down at the camera and see that the shutter speed is still set to 125/sec. DANG! - ------ =_NextPart_001_01BF0FF3.14D81A90 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"> <META NAME=3D"Generator" CONTENT=3D"MS Exchange Server version = 5.0.1460.9"> <TITLE>oh dang! Or not Oh Dang!</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>This story brings up a point of personal camera = management. When I put my Leicas away, or between shots, I always = reset the shutter speed dial to the flash sync setting. The main = reason I do this is that it makes it easy for me to know what my = shutter speed is as I adjust speeds with the camera at eye level since = it is a shorter throw between 1/50 and either 1/30 or 1/60 than between = any other speeds; I automatically count up or down from 1/50...just a = matter of experience. This protocol also has meant that I am = always set at the sync speed on the few occasions when I do put on a = flash.</FONT></P> <P> <FONT SIZE=3D2>Buzz = Hausner</FONT> </P> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: Kyle Cassidy [<A = HREF=3D"mailto:cassidy@netaxs.com" = TARGET=3D"_blank">mailto:cassidy@netaxs.com</A>]</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 5:06 PM</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To: leica-users-digest@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: [Leica] leica, don't fail me now! -- oh = dang!</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>So I jump in the elevator, snap seven shots. He = shakes my</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>hand says "looks like you scooped 'em all" = and ducks out the elevator</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>door. I'm feeling real real smug with myself, = whistling a happy tune,</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>walking to the next assignment when I look down at = the camera and see that</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>the shutter speed is still set to 125/sec.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2> DANG!</FONT> </P> </BODY> </HTML> - ------ =_NextPart_001_01BF0FF3.14D81A90--