Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/24

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Subject: [Leica] rats - bad portraits with 100 APO
From: leica_korenman at hotmail.com (eric)
Date: Tue Aug 24 23:23:48 2004
 
Ever the weekend photo warrior, I had a friend pose for me in a seated 
portrait studio situation.
I am still trying to get a hang of my 100 APO which has, several times, 
stunned me with its capabilities.

I was shooting handheld, TCN (400 ASA) at f/8.0 with a softbox.
R7 body - so flash sync is 1/100th of sec.
Lot of afternoon light in the room too.

Nearly every shot is slightly motion blurred, or I missed critical focus on 
her eyes..
I imagine the indirect afternoon light coming into the room added to the 
motion blur problem.
Yes, I know I could use a tripod, but I like to move around while shooting.

When you all use the 100 APO for strobe-lit portraiture do you stop down 
even more?

Recommendations?  

Eric
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