[Leica] shutter shake?

["Paul Bolam" <Paul@bolam67.freeserve.co.uk>]

> Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 09:42:22 +1000
> From: Alastair Firkin <firkin@netconnect.com.au>
> Subject: [Leica] shutter shake?
>
> With all the questions on MLU, I have an additional thought. When I'm
> really concentrating on keeping the camera still, with the Noctilux at
1/15
> or 1/8 hand held, I get the impression that the movement of the shutter
> curtain is "shaking" my M6. This seems to be a horizontal movement, rather
> than the vertical shake of a mirror, but is it real, or am I imagining the
> movement as I stand frozen trying to act like a man with 3 legs [tripod]?
I
> have not really looked for or noticed it in the results, but sometimes its
> best NOT to look ;-)
>
> cheers
>
> Alastair Firkin
>
Alastair,
I've just tried my M6 + Noctilux at 1/15 or 1/8 hand held and did not feel
that the curtain's movement shook the camera. My impression was that any
"shake" was dampened by the substantial weight of camera and lens.
N.B. I also had a grip attached.
Cheers,
Paul.