Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When I was 13 I was on top of the observatory towers in the 1964 worlds Fair in Flushing Meadows Corona Park NY with my Brownie instamatic 100 I snapped a pic of a helicopter going close by and when I got my snaps back from the drugstore back in Chicago I saw the frozen rotor. Amazing! Its the kind of thing which got me bit hard on the magic of photography. Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2012 14:41:11 -0500 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Another one for Jim N > > Hi Mark, > > I'm sure you are aware of this problem, but I will elaborate anyway. This > was shot at 1/1000, which will stop most airplane props. I've found that I > have to reduce the speed to 1/200 or slower to show the propeller in proper > motion. And this is for props that cruise at 2000 - 2600 rpm. Helicopter > rotors turn much slower, so it is almost impossible to show them in motion > and still get a sharp image of the aircraft. > > New York has more choppers per square mile than any other place on earth. > Try a few shots and see how hard it is to get just what you want. > > Here is a helicopter shot made at 1/400 which shows the rotor blades > blurred. The tail rotor, with many blades, is more of a blur. With the > Telyt 250/4, I did not try slower speeds. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Airborne+74.jpg.html > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 2:20 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Another one for Jim N > > >> What a tragedy his rotor is not revolving! That must mean he's plummeting >> to >> the ground! I hope they have parachutes! >> >> - - from my iRabs. >> Mark Rabiner >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >> >> >>> From: Philippe Amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:54:22 +0200 (CEST) >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Another one for Jim N >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/To+Jim+N-9163.jpg.html >>> (view large Jim) >>> >>> >>> Bien cordialement de Mutz >>> Philippe >>> >>> >>> Tous vos emails en 1 clic avec l'application SFR Mail sur iPhone et >>> Android - >>> En savoir plus. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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