Zen Master Zak... did you stop your heart? ;-) Eric Goldstein --- On 11/18/05, Allen Zak <azak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I have never entirely understood the perception that it is somehow > easier to get less camera shake with 'cord than 'flex. In my > experience, both are equally capable of sharp exposures when handled > properly down to @ 1/8 sec., depending upon operator coffee intake. > Sometimes I have been able to get acceptable results at even slower > speeds, but not reliably with either type. Finger placement is IMHO > only important in isolating the shutter release actuating finger. To > apply countervailing forces to the operation is, IMHO, a slippery slope > to Impressionism. > > Once (in 50+ years) I managed a tack sharp hand held exposure at 1 > sec., but the circumstances were exceptional and it was with, most > improbably, a Pentax Spotmatic. > > Allen Zak > > On Nov 18, 2005, at 1:06 PM, Aaron Reece wrote: > > > Agreed. We've been over the ergonomics of the 'Cord before; suffice it > > to say that the left-hand shutter release mechanism automatically > > cancels out most camera vibration since the thumb exerts a force in > > opposition to the index finger. Somehow this doesn't work as well on > > my Rolleiflexes (MX and 2.8D) even when I remember to put my thumb on > > the back of the camera. For those cameras it is strictly 1/60 (or > > better yet 1/125) or above. I have made sharp exposures with my > > Rolleicord III all the way down to 1/5s handheld using the "tension on > > the neckstrap" trick. > > > > -Aaron > > > > > > On Nov 18, 2005, at 7:23 AM, Carlos Manuel Freaza wrote: > > > >> Nick, I'd go for a Rolleicord really, it's an > >> excellent option.- > > F‰ez"â²Óè²Ûh®‰ez)b²×ëyéb²Û(®®nÇ+‰·š¶º%•èËkz«ž²×ëyéb²Û(® "¶.nÇ+‰·¢žØ^²æãyË_‰é]9ò–ˆ Šx"žÚ0Ãëyéb²Û(®'²æìr¸›y«k¢Y^ŠX¬¶·ª¹ë-~·ž–+-²ŠàÂ+aº{.nÇ+‰·¢žØ^²æãyË_‰é]9ò–ˆ Šx"žÚ0Ãëyéb²Û(®§–)Þæ«r›•æ«r¯zÆy«ÚV›•æÛiÿü0ÁúÞzX¬¶Ê+ƒö«r¯zÏë¢Y^ŠX¬