Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/01/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gene asked: Subject: Re: [Leica] Neopan 1600 as 800 > Simon >> Nice shots, I like the first and last. I assume these were from a tripod, > since your shutter speed is 1/90th.<<<<<<< Hi Gene, I bet Simon shot hand held as this lens and it's 560 mate are a piece of cake to hand hold and shoot at slow shutter speeds while using the shoulder stock and grip. Actually the the best way is with a motor drive attached to your R and a micro switch and cord in the pistol grip to the motor to trip the shutter. It's the only way to go because you just twitch your index finger and a frame is gone faster than you can manually on the shutter release. Or using it as a machine gun for a sequence burst on a an athlete in track and field or other sports. Or birds in flight while follow focusing and shooting at the same time without ever removing the camera from your eye, makes for cool shooting. And the bird never feels a thing. ;-) The slowest hand held shutter speed I've used with successful results was the 560 mm at 1/15th sec wide open during the Closing Ceremonies of the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics. Most of the time, unless I'm looking for a deliberate blurring for the feel of action in motion, I always try for the highest possible shutter speed wide open. ted - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html