Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No kidding. Even more amazing are those Leica 300mm + fast lenses and IS lenses that really make getting sharp, powerful sports images that sell. Wait, did I say Leica? on 11/29/01 1:59 PM, Kyle Cassidy at KCassidy@asc.upenn.edu wrote: > >> OK, maybe offtopic. How long does it take to learn to use the EOS >> cameras? I'll be doing more football stuff in Feb, reckon you could get >> as comfortable with an EOS as an M6 by then? > > you're going about this all wrong, you can focus your M6 far far faster > than any electronic wizmo can. try this experiment: > > spin the shutter speed and aperture and focus dials on your M6, > then pick it up and point it at a random object. focus, and set > the exposure and shoot. > > now try the same thing with an EOS set in autowizbang. > > if you're like me, you can focus and adjust the M6 about 2.5 times as > fast as the EOS. your first few times, you'll probably just be slightly > ahead of the eos. however, try this with moving subjects (like running > kids or someone hitting tennis balls at you) and you clearly leave the > autowizbang cameras in the dust. > > that said, you should probably be able to use the EOS out of the box to > photograph sports. don't even read the manual. just select the "sports" > program and don't worry about anything else but the decisive moment. > > kc > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html