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Subject: [Leica] Bat Bending Strength: The Ted Gran Effect?
From: philippe.amard at sfr.fr (Philippe)
Date: Sun, 10 May 2015 18:12:55 +0200
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More at
http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/54952784

Were you in "silent" mode?

Ph


Le 10 mai 2015 ? 18:06, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> a ?crit :

> Yes Jim, I was pretty surprised too. I'll post what I think is the answer
> at the end of the day if someone hasn't guessed what I'm thinking.
> 
> I think Ted actually spun his camera while he was taking the shot: he
> explained it in a past email. I did not do that.
> Best,
> Bob
> 
> On Sun, May 10, 2015 at 8:59 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
> wrote:
> 
>> It is hard for me to understand how you got that effect at 1/1800 sec.  I
>> would expect the shutter to stop the bat at a point in time.  But I know
>> little about the details of the Fuji shutter. :-(
>> 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> 
>> 
>> On 5/10/2015 10:47 AM, Robert Adler wrote:
>> 
>>> Trying out the M 135 f/3.4 ASPH on a Fuji X-T1, as a potential longish
>>> lens
>>> solution. This visual phenom occurred (no photoshop!).
>>> 
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rgacpa_HI/Bat+Bending+Strength-2015-05-09.jpg.html
>>> 
>>> Ted Grant has an image, "Martha," that seems to be somewhat similar to
>>> this
>>> effect:
>>> http://tedgrantphoto.com/Martha.htm
>>> 
>>> I think Ted has never been able to explain why this happened: he knows
>>> what
>>> he was doing when he took the image, but how it happened eludes him.
>>> 
>>> Perhaps nothing to do with Ted's effect, but interesting...
>>> 
>>> BTW, this is your Mother's Day photo quiz: knowing the equipment, do you
>>> know why this happened?
>>> 
>>> Happy mother's day to all the amazing moms out there!!
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
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> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Bob Adler
> www.robertadlerphotography.com
> 
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Replies: Reply from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] Bat Bending Strength: The Ted Gran Effect?)
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Message from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] Bat Bending Strength: The Ted Gran Effect?)
Message from rgacpa at gmail.com (Robert Adler) ([Leica] Bat Bending Strength: The Ted Gran Effect?)