Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Cliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick. Whew, thanks Ted. I thinking I'm getting the hang of it. ; ) -Chris "Fear Not" Lawson > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information