Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This works. I've got this little nick in the finish of the telescoping hood of my Vario Elmarit 70-180 from the fence outside turn 2 on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. I couldn't care less about the finish, but I sure do like my slides of Michael Schumacher! Gilbert On Thursday, August 7, 2003, at 06:41 PM, Ted Grant wrote: > frank theriault complained: > >> Then, in the mid-80's I went to the Grand Prix in Montreal. No >> vantage > points >> except approved "spectator areas". And Toronto's Molson Indy race is >> even >> worse - even the spectator areas have fence between you and the track >> - > all >> photos suck.<<<< > > Hi Frank, > Even though motor sport is a "dangerous activity" ;-) for spectators > who > wish to be close to the track, I'd not let the fence bother me if I > can get > close. Like the lens touching the wire fencing. No not the glass, the > outer > edge of the metal or rubber edging of the lens. And a long lens is > best for > this procedure. > > Shoot wide open or nearly so with the lens as close to the fence as > possible > and you'll never see the fence in your pictures. Of course the closer > to the > fence the better is always best. > > There shouldn't be any degradation of the slide or neg if you do it > right. > Wide open and as close to the fence as possibe. Whatever sport it is. > And > the longer the lens the better. > ted > > > > -- > 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