Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Simon > > These appear unusually grainy - what film etc. are you using? > > Gerry Sorry missed the etc. , i was out to give my new rapidwinder a try in the cold . Also i wanted to hand hold without gyro and bracing against whatever instead. Therefore used 3200 and f1.2 for most if i remember correctly .Probably the ones taken against objects where at 5.6.I tried taking shots in rapid succession and that works suprisingly well. There were a few where you see a big hooked shape stripe at each city light from recoil while the streets themselves appear motionless.Somehow if i pull the rapidwinder very fast i allso depress the shutter immediately.Takes some getting used too of course.all in all i had a lot of fun except with the eviction thing .Where i heard all these uniformed pu... happily chatting away about who and whatever upstairs they were going to remove. They shut up very quickly when i aproached them with the camera and turned to stare at the door.apart from this bald guy.Heard them whisper whether it was allowed to take pictures. thats about all simon - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html