Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Right! I like taking photos of people in bars - at times using cocktail glasses for support - and then the blur in the picture 35 shows wide enough aperture is used - usually the SLRs don't have f1 lenses. So the bokeh they produce tends to be _sharper_ than the one we see in Nathan's picture. Martin >Nathan Wajsman wrote: >Dan, > >You are of course correct in saying that the picture could have been >taken with a variety of cameras. The only reason I wrote that it was a >typical Leica picture is that several of the attributes of the Leica M3 >make taking this kind of picture easier than with an SLR: > >- - the quiet shutter makes it less likely that people will notice you >- - the fast lenses with excellent performance at the widest apertures > make it possible to refrain from using flash >- - the absence of a flapping mirror makes it possible to handhold the > camera at slow speeds, resulting in a lower probability of camera > shake >- - the very short shutter lag makes it possible to capture the > "decisive moment" > >Again, all those factors are not strictly necessary to take this >picture, but they certainly increase the probability of success. > >======================================================================= > >Very true, Nathan; great shot, by the way! > >Folks, I'd advise you NOT to try this with an SLR, even an R8; too >obtrusive and noisy - the stealth just isn't there! I was once >embarrassed in a bar, when trying a similar thing using my R8 with 35 >Summicron, without flash but with my elbows resting on a table top for >stability, when I overheard someone complain to one of the bar staff: >"Please ask that guy wearing the gas mask to stop making that horrible >noise with his false teeth!" > >Regards and ;-), > >===== >Ray > >"The trouble with resisting temptation is > you never know when you'll get another chance!" > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger >http://im.yahoo.com