[LRflex] Re: Focal Plane Shutter Distortion.

  • From: "Aram Langhans" <leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 11:04:48 -0800

That does not make it any less interesting.  Did I mention great picture and 
series?

Aram

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From: "David Young" <dsy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 10:55 AM
To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [LRflex] Re: Focal Plane Shutter Distortion.

> At 2/2/2010, you wrote:
>>You sparked a curious question in my mind.  The retired science teacher 
>>part
>>of me came back to life.  A bit of math.  Traveling at 115 kph, the bike
>>would move about 3 cm in 1/1000 of a second.  Since the wheel occupies 
>>maybe
>>1/4 of the vertical frame (vertical shutter) it would move about 0.75 cm
>>during the exposure.  I don't think 0.75 cm would make a detectable
>>lengthening of the wheel, do you?
>>
>>This in no way detracts from the great shot, just, in my mind, casts doubt
>>as to the distortion effect seen.
>>
>>Aram
>
>
> Hi Aram!
>
> OK... so rain on my parade! ;-)
>
> I thought I might be on to something interesting ... but, after
> looking at your math, you are right.  I concede... it's the angle.
>
> Cheers!
>
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