[Leica] A Noctilux and Velvia ...

[mcyclwritr at comcast.net (mcyclwritr@comcast.net)]

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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
> 
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