Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/03/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]They other thing to do is just not hold the button down but pick your shots. On 3/22/14 12:40 AM, "Gene duprey" <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote: > Now, if you had used a D4 instead of the D800, you would not have missed > the > shot, as the D4's buffer is gigantic. I have not filled it yet. > ;) Cheers, Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "afirkin" > <afirkin at afirkin.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: > Friday, March 21, 2014 7:07:37 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: > [Leica] M 240 at a wedding/buffer/experience!! My buffer ran out on the Nikon > just as the cheetah was about to leap on the Gazelle. If it had I would have > had to commit Hari Kiri. :-) Here is the moment before the shutter stopped > firing: http://tinyurl.com/qbut8wk Any camera can run out of buffer now > matter what you pay or where you are. You need to know your camera, and I did > not!!!!! As Jay suggested I should have been shooting jpegs, but things happen > very fast. VVV fast :-) I gambled on the action occuring earlier as the cat > was so close to its prey. As it was, it changed its mind, and ran right next > to our car. If it had 'hit' the prey I was in perfect postion for a 'killer' > shot, but the hesitation in taking out the prey proved critical an she missed. > I would have as well ;-) Here the mother puts on the brakes as she 'admits' > defeat. http://tinyurl.com/p5kzjod Moral of the story is to know your > equipment and work within its limitations: every camera has them > ;-) Alastair > On March 21, 2014 at 12:42 PM "zoeica at mac.com" > <zoeica at mac.com> wrote: > > > No totally right it should not happen. Since the > camera was not mine I don't > know if this had happened before. I do know it > happened when I was really > pushing the buffer though. > > Chris > > > Sent > from my HTC One on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network > > ----- Reply message > ----- > From: "Scott Gregory" <scottgregory at mac.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" > <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: [Leica] M 240 at a wedding > Date: Fri, Mar > 21, 2014 1:16 PM > > Chris am I wrong to think that type of lockup should not > be happening with the > value of this camera ? > Great photos! > Scott > > > > On Mar 21, 2014, at 11:05 AM, chris williams <zoeica at mac.com> wrote: > > > > > Thanks! > > > > I do my best to promote what/how I photograph on my website & > blog. BW is my > > first love. It used to be clients would ask about color vs > BW but I don't > > get those questions anymore. I hope that they trust me > otherwise I'm not > > sure why they would hire me. I don't think I'm exactly a > "hey I take pretty > > pictures type of guy". > > > > For albums I would say > it's 75% BW and 25% color. > > > > I just realized on this slideshow I > uploaded from LR with the sharpening for > > screen on which I never do. I > think it shows a bit more noise because of > > that. I can tell the difference > here with a 27" screen. > > > > I did notice a few times the M locking up on > me. It's possible I was too > > fast for the buffer. This was a loaner so I > don't know what firmware it has. > > I would just take the battery out and all > was well again. > > > > Chris Williams > > www.zoeicaimages.net > > > 504-231-6261 > > > > On Mar 20, 2014, at 05:19 PM, "philippe.amard" > <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> > > wrote: > > > > Wonderful Chris! > > > > You write > you enjoy the gear and it does feel through your album. > > > > Now, most of > us on the lists are biased for BW and can enjoy grain but I > > have two > questions for you: > > - is the positive feeling generally shared by the > clients? > > - what's you blend (sorry Ted) of colour and BW in an album you > sell? > > > > Not that I want to do the job, I wouldn't be able to. Just > curious. > > TIA > > Amities > > Philippe > > > > Le 20 mars 14 ? 01:50, chris > williams a ?crit : > > > > > http://zoeicaimages.com/Margaret&David/ > > > > > > > M 240 and M9P with a couple Canon images thrown in from my second > > > > > photographer. All posed group shots are with the M as well as many > > > > > others, the sharpness screams out "sweet barking cheese!" The new M > is > > > > just a badass. I played around with LR 5 and managed to get the > noise > > > > down with the masking tool. Helps out a lot at 3200 iso on the > M and > > > > 1250/1600 on the M9P. I want. > > > > > > Enjoy. > > > > > > Chris Williams > > > > www.zoeicaimages.net > > > 504-231-6261 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the > > > eye. 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