Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/26

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Subject: camera shake was: Re: [Leica] a serious question
From: frank.dernie at btinternet.com (FRANK DERNIE)
Date: Fri Sep 26 06:10:15 2008

I would imagine the biggest problem shooting wildlife on an M8 would be 
focussing the 500mm f4 lens..........


--- On Fri, 26/9/08, Kyle Cassidy <kcassidy@asc.upenn.edu> wrote:

> From: Kyle Cassidy <kcassidy@asc.upenn.edu>
> Subject: camera shake was: Re: [Leica] a serious question
> To: lug@leica-users.org
> Date: Friday, 26 September, 2008, 2:05 PM
> Tina posited her M8 works better than her 5d, Jayanand
> mused:
> 
> > The Canon SLRs will exhibit more shake than the M8
> >will. I shoot a lot of wildlife, and for that the M8 is
> useless.
> 
> I ask -- Is this still true in the days of VR lenses? Does
> the M8 let you shoot at a lower shutter speed than a Canikon
> with an image stabilization lens? 
> 
> I dunno, I'm asking. I haven't seen any tests.
> 
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Replies: Reply from vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko) (camera shake was: Re: [Leica] a serious question)
In reply to: Message from kcassidy at asc.upenn.edu (Kyle Cassidy) (camera shake was: Re: [Leica] a serious question)