Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] My M6 flash experiment
From: csocolow <csocolow@microserve.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 18:06:26 -0500

Harrison McClary wrote:
> 
> >A situation I've wanted to try at an evening Opening Ceremonies of the
> >Olympics or similar event, is a time exposure as Eric did, just as the
> >athletes or performers come into the stadium. That's the point the twinkie
> >flashes of all those folks with P&S cameras are blinking away like crazy.
> >it's quite an amazing sight.
> >
> >It can be done at the opening of a night football game or any evening event
> >held in a major sized stadium or arena. It sure would be quite an
> >interesting effect. I haven't done it in the past because I'm usually doing
> >the super long lens thing.  Besides at international Games events you are
> >not allowed to use tripods!
> 

Camera such as Xpan or something wide with auto-advance and radio
trigger mounted on Mafer clamp or tripod. That way you can continue with
long lens work while remotely triggering wide camera. And don't forget
the star-cross filter. :-)

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Carl Socolow

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