Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/01

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Leica Users digest V13 #5
From: "Johnny Deadman" <deadman@jukebox.demon.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1999 10:03:26 +0000

>> 1/250 is way, way too slow to make any judgements
>> about sharpness, even with a 24mm lens, never mind a 135!!
>
> What about the old rule about 1/focal length as the minimum shutter speed to
> prevent camera shake?
>
>   -- Anthony

It might be acceptable for general pictorial work (but I would double it if
you're bothered by shake -- I'm not, in general) but renders lens
comparisons/tests meaningless.

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Johnny Deadman

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