Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] WAS:noctilux halloween now flash on sidelines
From: "lea" <lea@whinydogpress.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 14:49:55 -0600
References: <15.1e7a8a7c.29367907@aol.com> <00b001c1783a$e323e020$633f4d18@gv.shawcable.net>

I was personally asked by Martina Navratilova to not use flash while she
played a match here a few years ago. Several of us were doing some shooting
as she warmed up and I was flashing away...she came over, asked if I'd turn
if off for the game and was most gracious when I said yes.

Tennis isn't football, I realize, but flash does seem to interfere with at
least one athlete.
Lea
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From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@home.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 12:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] WAS:noctilux halloween now flash on sidelines


> Bill Magness wrote:
> >>> In sports, during competition, I think it's possible that a flash
could
> distract the athlete- causing a missed pass, poor throw etc. I would feel
> bad to have caused this. A journalist  IMHO, should not effect the out
come
> of the thing they are covering.<<<<
>
> Hi Bill,
> Once again let me assure you the flash, multi flashes, yours, mine or
anyone
> else's do not interfere with any athlete, certainly not pros who are
> accustomed to it all the time.
>
> Despite what you may think, flash has absolutely nada effect. Your
concerns
> are honourable in not influencing play action, but they are completely
> unfounded.
>
> If you were to deliberately flash an athlete from about 3-4 feet away
> directly in the eyes as he looked right at you, yep he'd have some effect.
> But how often does that scenario occur during any sport?  The effect of
> flash on the eyes is dying within milliseconds it leaves the flash, so
> during a game it has no effect on the playing.
> Calm your fears my man, for you worry for nothing. :-)
> ted
> Ted Grant Photography Limited
> www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant
>
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