Interesting discussion, I have often wondered about this picture with regard to shutter lag and distortion however it just might be out of focus. In this example the bike is not moving fast but the camera is panning. R7 http://www.flickr.com/photos/25126059@N02/3343219221/sizes/l/in/set-72157622203972010/ Aram Langhans wrote: > What is interesting is that the ellipse axis is at an angle, as you might > suspect from a horizontally traveling wheel with a vertical shutter. With a > horizontal shutter it would be stretched out in the same direction as the > horizontal motion. BTW, which direction does the shutter travel? Up or > down? If up, then you should expect the axis to be at a downward angle, > since the picture is inverted on the sensor. Opposite the angle in this > photo. > > Love this sort of thing..... > > Aram > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "William B. Abbott III" <captbilly3@xxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 10:13 AM > To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [LRflex] Re: Focal Plane Shutter Distortion. > > > ----- > Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ > Archives are at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > -- Walter Krämer walter.kramer@xxxxxxxxxxxx walter.kramer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Bus: 03 9854 2463 Mob: 0414 884 965 ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/