Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]While I try to use shutter speeds of 1/30 or faster, I sometimes use the slower speeds indoors and always find a support to lean on. It works. I do, however, take more than one picture and some are not sharp. I can, usually, count on one for three. Roland Smith - ----- Original Message ----- From: <ShadCat11@aol.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 3:34 PM Subject: Re: Re: [Leica] What - 30 sec ? > > In a message dated 04/17/2001 9:51:57 PM, you wrote: > > <<I have been successful at holding 1 sec with Leicas ever since I started > > with a IIIg in 1957. The secret is in the breathing and the use of support > > obtained from leaning against a frame or at least using bone support rather > > than muscle support. Now, I carry a bean bag that my wife made for me. > > They work great whether against a vertical frame or a horizontal plane. > > > Highly recommended. > > > Roland Smith>> > > Once (1970) I handheld a 1 second exposure that came out dead sharp. I was > leaning against a tree. That was once in 45 years of photography. Now I > drink too much coffee. > > Allen Zak >