Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Albert, In the nine or so years I have spent as a serious amateur photographer, I recall maybe one time where a situation required me to use a shutter speed higher than 1/1000 sec (on my old FM2). And that was only because I was using a 3200 speed color print film in equatorial daylight (I hate wasting film). Have you ever considered that the reason you may not see Leicas at sporting events is because of the somewhat higher price for the bodies, lens, etc., or the delusion that you do not get as much bang for the buck with a Leica R as you do with other SLRs. Also, it's a herd mentality. "All the real pros are using AF SLRs, so that is what I should be using too." Fast moving sports were around long before AF became available and yet we have a photographic history of sharp-focused fast moving sports which predates AF. How is that? Well, my guess is that these men and women didn't even know what AF was, let alone that the technology would one day be available. They did not have a sense of not being able to get the shot without AF. They just went out there and captured the image. What I have learned in using the M is that I must pay attention and anticipate the shot before all the elements are in place. The same principle should apply with the R. - -Rick On 9/7/01 12:18 PM, "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@home.com> wrote: > Albert, > Dismiss any thoughts about R cameras and in particular the R8 without A/F > not being good for sport action. The R8 with it's 1/8000 shutter speed is > fine, although I must say I can't ever recall using a shutter speed that > high on any camera while shooting the Olympics, NFL, NHL, World > Championships, Pan American or Commonwealth Games. F1 or Indy cars. > > It isn't required, although I suppose some non-sport shooters may think you > require that high a shutter speed.