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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Camera Shake
From: Javier Perez <summarex@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 06:36:40 +0000
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Try to inmobilize the toddler.
Javier


Eric wrote:
> 
> Michael:
> 
> ?In trying to photograph my ACTIVE fourteen month old daughter, I'm
> ?losing a lot of well-composed pictures with great facial expressions to
> ?camera shake.
> 
> What shutter speeds are you using?
> 
> Down to a certain level, you can practice holding the camera still.  But for
> an active kid, I don't think you'll have much luck at speeds longer than
> 1/60.
> 
> You have a few options of increasing your shutter speed.  Use a wider
> aperture.  Carried to an extreme, this means your DOF becomes razor thin.
> If she's active, your next problem after solving camera shake will be making
> sure she's in focus within a very narrow DOF range.
> 
> So that really just leaves increasing the overall light or moving to a
> faster film.
> 
> What film are you using?  And don't forget to upload some of your pictures
> to share with us.  :)
> 
> Eric
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Replies: Reply from Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au> (Re: [Leica] Re: Camera Shake)
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