[Leica] Bat Bending Strength: The Ted Gran Effect?

[Robert Adler]

Yes Jim, I was pretty surprised too. I'll post what I think is the answer
at the end of the day if someone hasn't guessed what I'm thinking.

I think Ted actually spun his camera while he was taking the shot: he
explained it in a past email. I did not do that.
Best,
Bob

On Sun, May 10, 2015 at 8:59 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
wrote:

> It is hard for me to understand how you got that effect at 1/1800 sec.  I
> would expect the shutter to stop the bat at a point in time.  But I know
> little about the details of the Fuji shutter. :-(
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
>
> On 5/10/2015 10:47 AM, Robert Adler wrote:
>
>> Trying out the M 135 f/3.4 ASPH on a Fuji X-T1, as a potential longish
>> lens
>> solution. This visual phenom occurred (no photoshop!).
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rgacpa_HI/Bat+Bending+Strength-2015-05-09.jpg.html
>>
>> Ted Grant has an image, "Martha," that seems to be somewhat similar to
>> this
>> effect:
>> http://tedgrantphoto.com/Martha.htm
>>
>> I think Ted has never been able to explain why this happened: he knows
>> what
>> he was doing when he took the image, but how it happened eludes him.
>>
>> Perhaps nothing to do with Ted's effect, but interesting...
>>
>> BTW, this is your Mother's Day photo quiz: knowing the equipment, do you
>> know why this happened?
>>
>> Happy mother's day to all the amazing moms out there!!
>>
>>
>
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