Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I haven't sot anything but the kids in years. Since I left the paper in the '90s. I'll see if I can dig up a couple. ric On Sep 19, 2006, at 3:26 PM, Philippe Orlent wrote: > Hi Ric, > I know your gallery, but where's the sport shot? > Thanks for showing, > Philippe > > > > Op 19-sep-06, om 05:31 heeft Ric Carter het volgende geschreven: > >> On full burst with a motor drive, the shutter is closed a LOT more >> than it's open. >> >> AND you have NO control over when it's open. >> >> Ric Carter >> A fair sports shooter in his day >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/f/Passing-Fancies >> >> On Sep 18, 2006, at 10:56 PM, Don Dory wrote: >> >>> Michiel, >>> I will step in before Ted answers. Primarily it is to have the >>> camera ready >>> for the next frame without you having to take the camera away >>> from your >>> eye. Take a football match whichever form you prefer; you might >>> release the >>> shutter when there is a really spectacular collision, but the >>> bounce and the >>> faces immediately after might be very good as well. So you might >>> very well >>> release three to ten frames just on the chance that something >>> unusual will >>> happen. Most of the time your first decision was the correct >>> one, but >>> sometimes the consequences are better. >>> >>> Take the match where France lost the World Cup. The whole sad >>> encounter was >>> one where you wanted a fresh roll of film or a large CF card as >>> it just kept >>> getting better from a photographers point of view. >>> >>> Don >>> don.dory@gmail.com >>> >>> >>> On 9/18/06, Michiel Fokkema <michiel.fokkema@wanadoo.nl> wrote: >>>> >>>> Ted Grant wrote: >>>> > >>>> > Because the first frame was usually right on the mark.... due >>>> to my >>>> > re-action to whatever the moment was and the following 2 were >>>> TOO LATE! >>>> :-( >>>> > >>>> >>>> Ted, >>>> Excuse me for my ignorance but can you please explain to me what >>>> is then >>>> the reason to use motor drives? >>>> I can see your point in getting it right on the mark but you >>>> also say >>>> you and your son do use motor drives when photographing sports. >>>> >>>> Best regards, >>>> >>>> Michiel Fokkema >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information