[Leica] IMG: An Experiment

[Jim Nichols]

Hi Ted,

I have done exactly that, and it works well.  But, as you will 
understand, at 87, my legs get tired standing, and I'm not as steady on 
my feet as I once was.  So, I am trying to work out a way to shoot more 
comfortably.

By the way, Happy Birthday tomorrow!

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 5/26/2017 12:07 PM, Ted Grant wrote:
> Hi Jim,
> While shooting baseball I often put the lens right on the wire fence with
> centre of the lens dead centre in the middle of a fence opening and set
> shutter wide open. Or not stopped down more than one stop and you never saw
> the fence anytime. And all was as sharp as you want! The main thing to be
> careful of is the glass isn't riding with fence cross wires toughing the
> glass. If you put a filter on then you don't have to worry.
> cheers,
> ted
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Jim Nichols
> Sent: May-26-17 9:43 AM
> To: LUG at Leica-Users.org; Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: [Leica] IMG: An Experiment
>
> It was a late game on a chilly night, but I wanted to try an idea I had
> for minimizing the intrusion of the sideline fence while shooting from
> my chair near the fence.  By the time this shot was taken, it was almost
> 8pm, so the light was getting weak.  It was a rough outing for our boys
> in blue and white.  In this shot, the pitcher fooled my gr-grandson as
> well as his catcher, because the ball ended up at his feet.
>
> I added a B+W 103 ND 0.9 (8X) filter and set the lens at f/2.0, focusing
> just short of infinity.  As late as it was, I could have shot without
> the filter, but wanted to see how it performed.  I was seated about 3ft
> from the fence.  This image is cropped top and bottom, but is uncropped
> horizontally.  I was well satisfied with the result, and expect it to do
> even better in brighter light.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170525-DSCF2076.JPG.html
>
> The image is better seen when viewed LARGE.
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>