Allen and Eric The use of beta-blockers (doctor prescribed only) has improved my slow exposure limits and my target pistol scores. Jerry Allen Zak wrote: > Although I may be a Zen Master these days, or not, the fabled 1 sec. > sharp exposure was made @ 1968 during the flower of my feckless youth. > Not as dissolute as some of my contemporaries, I was possibly more so > than others and by these distractions in no physical or mental > condition to receive much enlightenment. The photograph, a candid > portrait of an acquaintance, was not bad but unremarkable except for > the technical anomaly. I have no idea of how it was possible, and the > Kodachrome slide remains a souvenir and mystery from my 1960s. > > But thanx for asking 8-) > > Allen Zak > > On Nov 18, 2005, at 4:31 PM, Eric Goldstein wrote: > > > 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.- > >> > >> > > --- > > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list