Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/03/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Wed, 20 Mar 1996, Tom Snyder wrote: SNIP! > With the Leica M-3, I consider 1/15 to be a normal handheld shutter > speed with static subjects and lenses shorter the 90mm. 1/8 of second > is pretty reliable, but I have to start being careful. 1/4 second > works, but it helps to brace on something like a wall or a table, etc. > 1/2 second requires some sort of brace for best results. I do use the > 1 second under certain conditions. Sometimes you can press the camera > base against a wall (vertical) or lay it on a table-like thing or > railing (horizontal) and use the 1 second exposure. These techniques > also work well at the 1/2 speed. A little ingeniuity can really help > the tripod challenged. > > Tom Snyder These match very well with my own experience with my M-3: I seem to have little trouble grabbing sharp shots with my 50 Summicron at 1/15 of a second, but I start to need to be careful with it at 1/8 of a second or so. That is one reason why I was so impressed with Dan Khong's account: 1/4 of a second with a 90mm lens hand-held is, in my experience, very impressive! I am finding these accounts of other people's experience with their Leicas very interesting and some of the suggestions as to how to get the best out of their hand-held shooting very useful. Gary