Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Rangefinder or SLR?
From: D Khong <dkhong@pacific.net.sg>
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 17:04:33 +0000

Roland Smith wrote:
>It is important to note that you used 1/8 sec hand held.
>
>I have hand held my Leicas, both LTM and M, successfully at one second with
>acceptable negatives when enlarged to at least 8"X10".
>
>With Pentax, Canon and Nikon SLRs I get fuzzy negatives at anything slower
>than 1/30 and even at 1/30 I can have problems.   Too much mass is moving.

I have wondered for a long time why I can handhold for even up to 1 second
with a RF and still get acceptably sharp pics whereas anything longer than
1/8 sec on my SLR gets fuzzier shots. 

I am now inclined to think that having no blackout at the time of exposure
results in a steadier disposition and less handshake.