Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You must be made of concrete Doug! Well done. :-) Rick. On 28/05/2004, at 1:57 PM, Doug Herr wrote: > on 5/27/04 6:34 PM, Rick Dykstra at rdcb37@cyberone.com.au wrote: > >> I have used M and R cameras simultaneously, hand held, on many >> occasions and always experience sharper images at slow speeds with the >> M. That is, any speed below 1/60th. With an M and reasonably good >> technique, 1/15th is a viable speed with 35 or 50mm lenses, even for >> important shots. > > I have found that with longer lenses a shoulder stock combined with a > monopod make a decent camera support for lenses as large as the 280 > f/4 APO > and 400mm f/6.8. I've run a few tests of the slow-shutter capability > nd > I've found that 1/15 sec is viable with the 280 and this setup when I'm > leaning against something solid. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >