Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think you should factor in the speed of light <vbg> But, seriously, if one is prepared to throw out all readings less than 15cm, because it would then be obvious that the shooter 'jumped the gun', why couldn't one also 'jump the gun' at 16cm, 17cm, or 20 cm. In fact, what's to say that a reading of 50 cm might include a 15cm "gun jumping" along with a real slow shutter lag? cheers, frank LRZeitlin@aol.com wrote: > You don't even have to use film. The flash will illuminate the position of > the marble and you or your friend will be able to mark how far it has dropped on > the meter stick. Repeat the test a number of times and discard all readings > less than 15 cm. You are obviously jumping the gun. This simple test is about > as accurate as they come. > - -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html