RE: [Leica] Kid candids

["Peter Shier" <pshier@mindspring.com>]

Sorry to be a party pooper here but I must confess that when I want to shoot
kids in action I use the F5 with an AF-S zoom. It can focus faster than I
can think and it can track a moving subject. Trying to catch that kind of
perpetual motion with a manual focus camera is too difficult for me. If you
are very fast with the focus and can use a higher speed film at F8 or F11
then it can work but I probably need a lot more practice. When I do use the
M6 in those situations I try to catch the one kid who has paused for a
moment or kids who are playing in one spot (e.g. jumping rope, standing in
sprinkler spray).

I do use the M6 a lot when they are quiet - i.e. eating, watching TV,
reading, etc.

Peter

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Kid candids


The other day I was shooting my 5yr old Grandson's T-Ball game with a 135
Elmar on a M6. Bright sun, ASA 100 Elite II mostly 1/1000 at f4, all were
distant shots through a chain-link fence. Nearby was my 18mo old
Granddaughter and her Mom. The toddler found her Mom's sunglasses and put
them on upside down and began wandering around. That was a challange as I
knew from experience that the glasses would not stay on for more than a few
seconds and it is impossible to pose a toddler. Five attempts in as many
seconds, only one was successfully focused and even that required a good bit
of cropping to produce a nice pic. But, (for me), there is no greater joy in
photography than to capture a special moment in time of your family.

Regards, Paul Connet