[Leica] Re: Steady as she goes there, lad [y]

[Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>]

At 07:19 AM 10/8/00 -0400, gbicket wrote:
>
>Went to the Really Right Stuff site this morning, and found an interesting
>quote:
>
>"Handholding is strictly for dead photographers:  A human pulse beat will
>cause 200 microns (.008 inch) displacement for 1/10th of a second.  Assuming
>a shutter speed of 1/250th of a second, this movement alone will cause a
>loss of 22% of resolution with a system capable of reproducing 100 lines per
>mm (lpm).  And at a shutter speed of 1/125th of a second, this performance
>would degrade to only 53 lpm--a 47% waste of of what you purchased."  John
>B. Williams, Lens Clarity, page 191
>

While I generally agree with this quote, especially with mirror flapping
cameras, an M camera is a different "ballgame."

As a long time competition shooter (rifle) I am well versed in the art of
taking a breath, letting half of it out, then squeezing it off in between
heart beats. This works just as well with a camera, as Byron Rakitzis
pointed out. I have a 20x24 Cibachrome on my wall, right here in front of
me, taken with my M6, hand held. No one can believe it was taken with a
35mm camera much less hand held. It is "dead" sharp. Not a hint of anything
to degrade the resolution. M6, 35/1.4 ASPH, 1/125 @ f/5.6, Fuji MS 100/1000
@ 200.

Jim