Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Week 07
From: Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch>
Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 19:34:42 +0200
References: <310B62141943D111845E00600808E14EDEE0DC@EXCHANGE>

Bob,

You are doomed. The only solution is to buy a Noctilux. Then you will be
shooting at f1 1/50 instead and all will be well, except your bank account.

Nathan

BOB KRAMER wrote:

>         From a technical standpoint, I am blowing too many shots because of
> slight camera shake as I attempt to hand hold the camera at 1/10th second
> shutter speed (that damn f2.0 Summicron is really starting to cramp my
> style).  I guess I'm not as steady as I used to be.  I need to do something
> about my coffee addiction, but I thought I would ask you good LUGGERS a
> question.  Would Tom Abrahamsson's soft release help me with this problem
> (not the coffee addiction, but the camera shake at 1/10 sec <g> )?  I
> *think* the shake occurs when I release the shutter, causing an ever so
> slight torque in the camera body.  Or is this speed too slow for the soft
> release to help.  Thanks for your input.
>
>         Bob Kramer
>         Atlanta, GA

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Nathan Wajsman
Overijse, Belgium and Zurich, Switzerland
e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch
General photo page: http://members.tripod.com/belgiangator
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Replies: Reply from Mike Stoesz <mstoesz@wyoming.com> (Re: [Leica] Week 07)
In reply to: Message from BOB KRAMER <BobKramer@COOPERCARRY.com> ([Leica] Week 07)