[Leica] Re: Low speed hand-held (was "Breaking the rules")

[Andrew Nemeth <azn@nemeng.com>]

Simon Stevens <simon@camera-craftsman.com> wrote:

> P.S. Challenge: Can anyone manage 1/2 a second with a
> handheld, unbraced Leica? :-)

I've done it a few times.  The indoor wedding shots at:

<http://4020.net/pswed/019.jpg>

<http://4020.net/pswed/020.jpg>

<http://4020.net/pswed/021.jpg>

<http://4020.net/pswed/023.jpg>

(a mixture of 50mm Summicron M and 35mm Summicron ASPH, both
at f2 and 1/2 using Fuji Press 800)

... and the following taken for the Australian War Memorial
(M6 0.85 TTL, 35mm ASPH, f2 at 1/2 using crappy Fuji Press 1600):

<http://4020.net/awm/007.jpg>

<http://4020.net/awm/008.jpg>

<http://4020.net/awm/012.jpg>

<http://4020.net/awm/021.jpg>


The "trick" if any is steady hands, an Abrahamsson softie
and timing the shot so people aren't moving around so much.




Andrew Nemeth

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