Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 11:21 PM 12/24/97 -0500, you wrote: >>From Eric Welch's post: > >>I find the R8's mirror up function quite useful. Hit the button once, the >>mirror goes up. Hit it the second time and it takes the picture and drops >>the mirror. I can hold the camera steady enough to not lose my framing. > >Eric: > >I had always heard that hand holding will effectively dampen any >vibrations. Not so? > >Nick Hunter > You only need MLU at slow speeds. 1/15, 1/8, 1/4. Unless you are also a marksman, handholding at these speeds is questionable as you have your heart beat, breathing, and nerves to contend with. Jim