Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Them thar Lyka optics are great, Tina, but when it comes to the little rug rats running through the mazes, there ain't nuthin' like an F100 on AF!;-) B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Tina Manley Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 12:18 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Kid candids At 11:52 AM 11/9/00 -0500, you wrote: >At 11:42 AM 11/9/00 +0100, Alan Hull wrote: >>Have you ever noticed how quick a toddler can turn their head for >>instance? I swear that from one position to another is just a blur, >>there is no in-between. Fast shutter speeds and wide open lenses are >>not my normal style and I am really making a botch of capturing some >>unrepeatable situations. One of the hardest jobs I've had lately was photographing kids in a playground for McDonalds. I took 12 rolls of film with the R6.2 and R8 and got 10 good photos that could be enlarged to 20x14. I liked some of the ones that showed the blur of the kids moving, but they wanted tack sharp. I was exhausted after two hours following the kids around! Tina Manley, ASMP http://www.tinamanley.com