Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I was thinking of all of the little tricks I've picked up from older, more experienced, or just plain smarter photogs and wondered if, like me, others could benefit from them. The M Leica has it's quirky pluses that, once understood, can become useful in making remarkable pictures. I read about a guy who sets all of his lenses to infinity when he puts the lens cap back on. This allows him to always know which way to focus the lens. I've been doing this and it's become a habit for me. It makes grab shots faster and I end up with more of those that are printable. We had a good thread once about breathing out and relaxing just before the exposure when using real slow shutter speeds. This is technique that I learned a long time ago and find to be useful. I've made some nice pictures at 1/4 sec. handheld using this trick. The point to this thread is to coax some of the LUG members to give up their secret arsenal of tricks. So, let's hear it. Give us some ideas that can make us all better users. Regards, Ben W. Holmes Boulder, CO USA bholmes@frii.com