Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 3/20/00 2:28:08 AM, deadman@jukebox.demon.co.uk writes: << With a Leica M and a lens of 35 or wider you should be able to hold 1/4 second like this to an acceptable level of pictorial sharpness with relative ease. I'm not a very steady person (too much coffee in the mornings and beer at night) but I can, repeatably. >> I've found that I can hold steady very reliably at 1/15 and 1/8 but I'm constantly disappointed with my results. It seems so often my subjects can't hold still that long. Unless I capture the subject at the absolute peak of a gesture I'm screwed. I can tell you how many absolutely smeared heads my recent proof sheets have included. I'm having to consciously go back up to 1/30 in a lot of situations just to record the "action." Bob (looking for the peak moments) McEowen