Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Using Leicas for sports/action photography?
From: ternahan <ternahan@sonic.net>
Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2001 11:48:34 -0700

Nice shot, Doug! I hope you never have to mask the mane....
trish
ternahan@gentlelens.net


> From: Doug Herr <telyt@earthlink.net>
> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Date: 7 Sep 2001 08:11:06 -0700
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Using Leicas for sports/action photography?
> 
> On Fri, 07 September 2001, "Wang, Albert" wrote:
> 
>> 
>> I was just wondering whether how good are Leica cameras in terms of taking
>> sports or action shots where a fast focus/high shutter speed is necessary? I
>> know that the Leica R8 has its fastest shutter speed at 1/8000 although it
>> is entirely manual focus which makes it very difficult to capture a hockey
>> game for example... is that the reason that I hardly see any Leica cameras
>> at the Philly Flyers games? :)
>> 
> 
> It's not hockey but it's fast:
> 
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/mammals/pete.html
> 
> and I find that birds in flight, thought to be the domain of
> AF/IS/VR/ColorMatrix/EyeControlled/DoesItByItself SLR cameras, are not a big
> deal (URL below).
> 
> 
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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