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

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Subject: camera shake was: Re: [Leica] a serious question
From: len-001 at verizon.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Fri Sep 26 07:50:19 2008
References: <4268A9826B9DBE4D938B902A6BC8030888A4B1@exchange8.asc.local> <200809261435.BCL35853@rg5.comporium.net>

Tina, That's absolutely true. That's one of the big benefits of using  
the Leica M system. I'm sure portability is a biggie as well.

Len


On Sep 26, 2008, at 10:35 AM, Tina Manley wrote:

> At 09:05 AM 9/26/2008, you wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> I only have the Canon IS on big, heavy lenses so there is no way I  
> could compare that to my small M8 wide angle lenses.  I can  
> handhold those at a lot lower shutter speed than the big Canons  
> even with IS.
>
> Tina
>
> Tina Manley
> www.tinamanley.com
>
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In reply to: Message from kcassidy at asc.upenn.edu (Kyle Cassidy) (camera shake was: Re: [Leica] a serious question)
Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) (camera shake was: Re: [Leica] a serious question)