Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for the clarification, Jayanand. It has certainly been my experience with digital cameras since I got my first DSLR in 2004 that the traditional formula 1/focal length indeed does not work as well as it does for film. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Jun 9, 2013, at 6:59 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > It is not 1/30, but 1/focal length of the lens - for zooms, the setting > they are on. As I mentioned before, from the early days, I have used Auto > ISO and AF, but manual exposure to beat this problem. Many modern sensors > require a shutter speed of the reciprocal of twice or thrice the focal > length to get a sharp shot hand held, mainly, I would guess, due to the > sensitivity of the sensor, which tends to exaggerate any small shake. > Nikon, for one, have recognized this, and their Auto ISO setting on the > D800E has an "Auto Minimum Shutter Speed" setting, where you can set > anything from 1/4th to 4x the reciprocal of the focal length set as the > minimum shutter speed. The shutter speed will vary as you zoom in and out > when using zooms. > Cheers > Jayanand > > Sent from my iPad > > On 09-Jun-2013, at 10:14 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> > wrote: > >> If the M9 is like the M8, then it has a way to set the minimum speed--in >> which case it matters much less. With the Fuji, the minimum (in >> aperture-priority mode) appears to be the factory default of 1/30 and >> there is no way to change it--so setting both aperture and shutter speed >> manually and letting the ISO carry all of the adjustment is the only way. >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Jun 9, 2013, at 5:10 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: >> >>> Works with the M9 but not with the Leica M (Typ 240) by the way! >>> >>> >>> *Breathe in, breathe out, move on* -- Jimmy Buffett >>> >>> Cheers >>> Geoff >>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >>> >>> >>> On 10 June 2013 00:49, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: >>> >>>> Mark Rabiner and I often disagree about things; however, the tip he >>>> posted >>>> the other day about setting shutter speed and aperture manually and let >>>> auto ISO take care of the rest was a stroke of genius. >>>> Cheers, >>>> Nathan >>>> >>>> Nathan Wajsman >>>> Alicante, Spain >>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>>> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >>>> >>>> YNWA >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >