Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Wed, 26 April 2000, Jim Brick wrote: > > No, you are not the only one. I use the M6 shutter dial exactly the same > way. It is a positive indication of where you are without having to remove > the camera from your eye. It works! > > Jim > > At 10:48 PM 4/25/00 -0700, Byron Rakitzis wrote: > > > >I can't be the only one who is thankful for the 1/50 sync speed: I use > >that detent all the time to remind myself what shutter speed I'm on > >without looking. > > > >Besides, below 1/60 all the shutter speeds have their own sound, and so > >if you are shooting a sequence of pictures with a slow shutter speed, > >it will be obvious to your ears which speeds you are using. > > > >Byron. I do the same thing with the SL's 1/100 sec flash sync. The shutter speeds are in the viewfinder but sometimes I'm paying too much attention to the subject to look there. I'll go as slow as 1/60 sec with my long lenses on shoulder stock and the 1/00 detent is my camera shake warning. Doug Herr Sacramento http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt ___________________________________________________ The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe Better! Faster! More Powerful! 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/