Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I've been curious about this too, how do you time the 30 second exposure? >one thousand one, one thousand two, etc? Of course if you've got the camera jammed to your forehead, there is always the possiblilty that you'll hear your own wristwatch ticking, then you just count of 30 ticks o' the ole second hand and walla, as they say. Or you could do what my old music teacher* used to say: don't tap your foot, move your big toe up and down *inside* your shoe to count time. Guy *He's also the philosopher who coined the immortal gem (and aren't all gems immortal?): Time waits for no man. 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