Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]*Could be* the difference between the mechanism to actuate the vertical focal plane shutter vs. the cloth horizontal shutter. I don't do lower than 1/15th though. Too much caffeine in my vein :-) On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 4:09 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > Nice Peter, but I am not sure I understand why it would be more difficult > to manage slow speeds with the M8 than with a film M. To me, it is the > same. The ergonomics of taking a picture are the same with the two kinds > of Ms (that's why many of us like the M8/M9 so much, after all). > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > On Jan 29, 2010, at 12:43 PM, Peter Cheyne wrote: > >> I do enjoy shooting handheld, wide open in low light. ?With film Ms I >> often shoot at 1/15th or 1/10th, but I was finding those lower speeds >> quite difficult with the M8. ?Today I practised my handholding, focus, >> breathing, squeezing, and managed to get 1/8th out of it. ?It's harder >> with an M8, but possible. >> >> TV Dinner >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/geordiepete/4312219026/sizes/o/ >> >> Peter Cheyne >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > -- // richard m: richard @imagecraft.com // portfolio: <http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/AnotherCalifornia> blog: http://rfman.wordpress.com // book: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/745963