Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Chris Lawson offered: Subject: Re: [Leica] A Noctilux and Velvia ... > First, I start with the Rabiner Neopan 1600 film/developer solution. Then, > with the Noct at f/1.0, I have latitude in shutter speed choices. Sure, > it's cheating. <<< Hi Chris, Not sure what you mean by "it's cheating?" Man when you go f1.0 using 3200 and shoot, it's truly "available darkness." No cheating there, just extremely interesting photographs. Imagine f1.0 and an 1/8th of a second hand held!!! ;-) And with correct exposures it's amazing the neat pictures you can shoot. ;-) Cool coal mine stuff! :-) > I'll sometimes venture to 1/15th second, hoping for a zen-like, > semi-comatose state while the shutter is open. Fat chance.<<< Heck a 1/15th is a high shutter speed sometimes because with a little practice you can get down to 1/4 without any trouble. It's learning how to breath, how to set your body, how to get body support from any number of things, then go "click!" :-) Now see how easy it is? So go do some. ;-) >> Even if I do my part, 1/30th is a crap shoot, what with people being more >> dynamic that your usual peeling paint study. <<<<<<< Naw not at all mon ami, with people it becomes timing! You watch their movements and watch for a pause in whatever they're doing, "click!" Besides sometimes if one does it well, a slight "motion blur" adds to the effect of the action. Show no fear, don't think about how slow the shutter speed is, then physiologically you beat it. Just think about being right on the mark in focus and tripping the shutter at precisely the right moment. If you think and worry about a slow shutter speed you surely are going to screw it up.!!!! Don't think, shoot it! ted