Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] darkroom Frustrations!
From: "Roy Zartarian" <royzart@connix.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 13:32:21 +0000

Not without trepidation do I add to Ted's reply the suggestion that 
you add one of Tom A's soft releases to your camera. I've noticed 
that Tom's nifty device has permitted a smoother squeeze of the 
shutter release.

Roy


On 30 Nov 98 at 7:32, Ted Grant wrote:


> >3) Camera shake. Is there any way to practice holding the camera still? I
> >usually follow the 1/focal length rule of thumb for hand holding, but I still
> >have trouble, especially with the 90. A related question, when you hold the
> >camera vertical, do you have your right hand on top or bottom?
> 
> 
> CAMERA SHAKE: Getting rid of this comes from practice. It shouldn't
> be any big deal with the 90mm, try  hand holding a 560 6.8 at 1/15
> with a slight bracing of the arms ! :) Not recommending it!  Where
> posssible, always use the highest possible shutter speed and widest
> possible aperture. 2 things happen here, it lessens the shake,
> unless you are really shaking the camera badly, and it gets rid of
> most distracting background which you don't need anyway.  UNLESS you
> are doing landscapes and wish to have a greater depth of field
> requiring a smaller aperture...then go to the tripod.