Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I did not want to weigh in on this thread as I am an amateur photographer not a professional but can we at least proof our messages before we send them! Of course you can get the shot with a motorised camera! You do not have to shoot a sequence, you can shoot just one picture at "The Moment" just as you could with any camera. Oops, not a camera obscura of course. If a race car suddenly exploded at the track, I would burn all the film in every camera I had as fast as I could. Then reload and do it again. Different tools for different jobs. Around here the CP photographers use C**** but they have a saying for young guns who never switch off the autofocus: EOS disease. I am not a better photographer depending on what tools I use but how I use them. I have seen breath taking stuff from virtually every known camera. They had one thing in common, good photographers. John Collier > From: Michael Scarpitti <mikescarpitti@yahoo.com> > > > --- Simon Lamb <s_lamb@compuserve.com> wrote: >> Michael >> >> snip: There is no way any autofocus auto exposure >> system will compensate fast enough to get GOOD >> pictures >> >> Hmmm. Want to bet on that? >> >> Simon > > Yes, I do. The trouble is that what I mean by "good" > means the VERY INSTANT I want, not just a close > approximation. You CANNOT do that with motor drive. > When I used to photograph football games at college in > the early 1970's (Ohio State) I recorded several > instances of kickoff's where the kicker's foot had > compressed the ball visibly (his toe was WAY inside > the ball) but the ball was still on the tee, > absolutely unmoved. I did this often. (using Leicaflex > SL w/ 250mm Telyt.) >