Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Right it off as nothing more than hogwash! > ted Hi there Ted-- You know it occurs to me that you could aim a pistol much more accurately if you could screw it down on a tripod as well. So, if you happened to be a soldier searching the rubble of a bombed city for enemy guerillas, and someone jumped up in your face brandishing a bayonet, you could say, "excuse me," unlimber your trusty tripod, attach your pistol to it, aim carefully, and shoot the bastard dead. Er, unless, except, that is.... Speaking of dead--if handholding is for dead photographers, tripods are to ensure you get dead pictures. I can't think of any better way to "capture" the indecisive moment. - --Mike P.S. John Williams is for real. Nice guy, good book. But his premise is strictly to absolutely maximize photographic resolution--a very esoteric pursuit. Coincidentally, that is the hobby of Kornelius Fleischer of Zeiss, too.