Re: [Leica] Week 07

[chucko@siteconnect.com (Chuck Albertson)]

Bob---

    At $10, it doesn't cost too much to give it a try. I used mine quite a
bit last week during a wedding/reception/pub crawl/etc. on the west coast of
Ireland, and it really helped with longer exposures. I even tried a few of
those swirly half-second and one-second exposures of folks waltzing on the
dance floor, and the (non-moving) background stayed fairly sharp in many of
the shots. I'll likely order a couple more, simply because I tend to use it
in dark places, and I know I'm going to lose it one of these days while
putting it on or taking it off the camera.

    Handy practice tip: A few pints of Guinness will counteract the coffee
shakes nicely.

Chuck Albertson
Seattle, Wash.

> From a technical standpoint, I am blowing too many shots because of
> slight camera shake as I attempt to hand hold the camera at 1/10th second
> shutter speed (that damn f2.0 Summicron is really starting to cramp my
> style).  I guess I'm not as steady as I used to be.  I need to do
something
> about my coffee addiction, but I thought I would ask you good LUGGERS a
> question.  Would Tom Abrahamsson's soft release help me with this problem
> (not the coffee addiction, but the camera shake at 1/10 sec <g> )?  I
> *think* the shake occurs when I release the shutter, causing an ever so
> slight torque in the camera body.  Or is this speed too slow for the soft
> release to help.  Thanks for your input.
>
> Bob Kramer
> Atlanta, GA
>