Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tell Sam that Ted can mentally do a "Google search" of his 60 years of experience looking for the last time he made that shot, and apply that to the current shot, without blinking his eye. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 6:06 PM Subject: [Leica] KISS > Each morning I drive my son Sam to school. That means 30 or 40 minutes in > stop start traffic but we get to chat uninterrupted. Sam was with us in > Barcelona and got to meet Ted for the second time. This time walking > around > with us once or twice when we were all shooting. > > Today I was telling him about the amazing technology in the newest > Hasselblad cameras that I saw last night. I had explained some basic > sensor > theory and was then talking about the auto-focus systems. You point the > one > centre AF spot at the eye you want sharp, lock the AF and then recompose. > The camera uses accelerometers to measure how much the camera angle > changes > and adjusts for the difference in the arc where the sharpest plane is. > Then > it compensates for errors in the field flatness of the individual lens > and > some systems can predict if the subject is moving too. Then the camera > corrects out other optical errors. I explained that Leica M's have no auto > focus systems or accelerometers or predictive systems at all > > Sam listened with interest since he enjoys technology and science. After > all of that Sam said, "how come Ted can just point his camera, without > even > looking sometimes and get great shots?" > > Jeesh!. > > Cheers, > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >