Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Breaking the rules.
From: Henry Ting <henryting10@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 11:21:01 -0800 (PST)

Let's not get carried away by the Leica M's
capability.
Being able to handhold to take pictures at 1/4 sec is
more of the ability of the photographer than the
camera. Admittedly it does not have a reflex mirror to
induce vibration, but quite frankly mirror flapping is
only detrimental to closeup macro. But then one would
lock the mirror to take such photos.

- --- Simon Stevens <simon@camera-craftsman.com> wrote:
> A nice thing about Leicas is the ability to break
> the rules. Handholding
> at a ridiculous 1/4 of a second is an example of
> this. I figure one stop
> of grace is attributable to the camera being a
> rangefinder, and the
> second is Tom's Softy.
> 
> It was just an experiment, but comments welcome
> anyway.
> 
> http://www.camera-craftsman.com/lowlight.html
> 
> Simon Stevens
> 
> P.S. Challenge: Can anyone manage 1/2 a second with
> a handheld, unbraced
> Leica? :-)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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