Re: [Leica] Shot at 30 sec?

["SonC (Sonny Carter)" <cartersn@nsula.edu>]

I've been curious about this too, how do you time the 30 second exposure?
one thousand one, one thousand two, etc?  I guess you'd have to not even
whisper it or you'd shake the camera.   I'd think even with a softie that
the very act of releasing the release would induce blur.    I  usually
handhold my 28mm down to 1/15th, but when I get beyond that, I don't trust
myself.  Besides,  if I stop breathing for thirty full seconds,  I'm afraid
someone might declare me comatose, and pry my M6 away.

- ----- Original Message -----
From: Guy Bennett <gbennett@lainet.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 9:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Shot at 30 sec?


> >>  at 30 sec.
> >>hand held, with complete confidence that I got the shot.
> >
> >Hugh,
> >sounds interesting, please post that shot. I have often tried one
> >quarter or half a second hand held and sometimes it works,  sometimes
> >not. When it works, it makes up for the bad shots. I'll try 30 sec
> >handheld tonight, but how did you meter?
> >Chris
> >
> >Chris - don't yet have a scanner, will work on something soon - thanks
for
> >your comment - metering was incident with a Gossen Lunasix 3 - 2.8 at 30
> >sec. at infinity.  Technique - keep elbows tight to sides of chest and
stop
> >breathing - use one of Tom's softies - Hugh Thompson
>
>
> You *stopped breathing* for 30 seconds AND STILL managed to hold the
camera
> steady?!
>
> Damn! And I'm happy when I can get a non-blurry shot at 1/8th of a
second!!!
>
> Guy