[Leica] IMG: Re Grand Central

[shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka)]

That's pretty darn steady!  when you see "Lexington Ave Subway" 
uniformly clear, with no directional blurring, or double-images, you've 
got a pretty steady platform. 

Funny thing, my kids can outperform me on skateboards and video games, 
but they can't seem to hold a camera steady under 1/60.

-rei


Lawrence Zeitlin wrote:
> For 32 years I passed through Grand Central Station three times a week.
> Every time I had a camera with me I snapped a 1/2 second handheld picture 
> of
> the the grand concourse just to test my nerves. Obviously I am not as 
> steady
> as a tripod. In recent years the concourse has been cleaned and restored to
> its former Art Deco glory. What I miss most from a photographic point of
> view is the Kodak giant mural over the far wall in the position of the
> Chemical Bank sign. The mural, about 40 feet across and changed seasonally,
> was allegedly enlarged from a 35 mm Kodachrome slide. Or so Kodak said. I
> wonder if Leica lenses were used? Probably not since Kodak was proud of its
> professional lens making capabilities in the '50s and '60s.
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Grand+Central+2.jpg.html
> Larry Z
>
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