Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/11/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>From: KEVIN BURKE <KBURKE@iterated.com> >>Handheld, available llght, no mirror flipping. No breathing either. >>Some people say they know their heartbeat & can time the release >>accordingly. I'm not sure I believe it. ..snip... >Shooting between heartbeats is also used. I can usually feel mine >when I'm concentrating. I guess this is personal. I can feel it (at normal, relaxed rate) only if I squeeze say a hand a bit. Somewhat awkward and adds tension hence risk to shake. Have to practice I guess... >With a high-mag scope (or long telephoto) it is possible to see >some movement at the heartbeat. Maybe this makes it easier to >detect when the beats will occur. This I believe. But I was mainly thinking of "regular" shooting with relatively short, say 35 or 50 mm lens. Then you don't see any beat. But it surely is still there and ruins the shot if timing is bad. Regards, Kari