[Leica] M 240 at a wedding/buffer/experience!!

[afirkin at afirkin.com (afirkin)]

My buffer ran out on the Nikon just as the cheetah was about to leap on the
Gazelle. If it had I would have had to commit Hari Kiri. :-) Here is the 
moment
before the shutter stopped firing:

http://tinyurl.com/qbut8wk

Any camera can run out of buffer now matter what you pay or where you are. 
You
need to know your camera, and I did not!!!!! As Jay suggested I should have 
been
shooting jpegs, but things happen very fast. VVV fast :-) I gambled on the
action occuring earlier as the cat was so close to its prey. As it was, it
changed its mind, and ran right next to our car. If it had 'hit' the prey I 
was
in perfect postion for a 'killer' shot, but the hesitation in taking out the
prey proved critical an she missed. I would have as well ;-) Here the mother
puts on the brakes as she 'admits' defeat.

http://tinyurl.com/p5kzjod

Moral of the story is to know your equipment and work within its limitations:
every camera has them ;-)

Alastair




> On March 21, 2014 at 12:42 PM "zoeica at mac.com" <zoeica at mac.com> 
> wrote:
>
>
> No totally right it should not happen. Since the camera was not mine I 
> don't
> know if this had happened before. I do know it happened when I was really
> pushing the buffer though.
>
> Chris
>
>
> Sent from my HTC One on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network
>
> ----- Reply message -----
> From: "Scott Gregory" <scottgregory at mac.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: [Leica] M 240 at a wedding
> Date: Fri, Mar 21, 2014 1:16 PM
>
> Chris am I wrong to think that type of lockup should not be happening with 
> the
> value of this camera ?
> Great photos!
> Scott
>
> > On Mar 21, 2014, at 11:05 AM, chris williams <zoeica at mac.com> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > I do my best to promote what/how I photograph on my website & blog. BW 
> > is my
> > first love. It used to be clients would ask about color vs BW but I don't
> > get those questions anymore. I hope that they trust me otherwise I'm not
> > sure why they would hire me. I don't think I'm exactly a "hey I take 
> > pretty
> > pictures type of guy".
> >
> > For albums I would say it's 75% BW and 25% color.
> >
> > I just realized on this slideshow I uploaded from LR with the sharpening 
> > for
> > screen on which I never do. I think it shows a bit more noise because of
> > that. I can tell the difference here with a 27" screen.
> >
> > I did notice a few times the M locking up on me. It's possible I was too
> > fast for the buffer. This was a loaner so I don't know what firmware it 
> > has.
> > I would just take the battery out and all was well again.
> >
> > Chris Williams
> > www.zoeicaimages.net
> > 504-231-6261
> >
> > On Mar 20, 2014, at 05:19 PM, "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard at sfr.fr>
> > wrote:
> >
> > Wonderful Chris!
> >
> > You write you enjoy the gear and it does feel through your album.
> >
> > Now, most of us on the lists are biased for BW and can enjoy grain but I
> > have two questions for you:
> > - is the positive feeling generally shared by the clients?
> > - what's you blend (sorry Ted) of colour and BW in an album you sell?
> >
> > Not that I want to do the job, I wouldn't be able to. Just curious.
> > TIA
> > Amities
> > Philippe
> >
> > Le 20 mars 14 ? 01:50, chris williams a ?crit :
> >
> > > http://zoeicaimages.com/Margaret&David/
> > >
> > > M 240 and M9P with a couple Canon images thrown in from my second >
> > > photographer. All posed group shots are with the M as well as many >
> > > others, the sharpness screams out "sweet barking cheese!" The new M > 
> > > is
> > > just a badass. I played around with LR 5 and managed to get the > noise
> > > down with the masking tool. Helps out a lot at 3200 iso on the > M and
> > > 1250/1600 on the M9P. I want.
> > >
> > > Enjoy.
> > >
> > > Chris Williams
> > > www.zoeicaimages.net
> > > 504-231-6261
> > >
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