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From: jordan@ucbvax.ARPA (Jordan Hayes)
Newsgroups: net.rec.photo
Subject: Re: Camera vibration.
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Date: Wed, 13-Mar-85 23:36:29 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar 13 23:36:29 1985
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Reply-To: jordan@ucbvax.UUCP (Jordan Hayes)
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Summary: 

I've been shooting various Nikons for years (not exactly the quietest
of shutters...), and don't have too much of a problem except when
I use my motor drives (although the F36 for my '67 F is wonderful),
but it wasn't always that way. One of the most important things to
remember when shooting slow (good rule of thumb --> 1/focal length of
your lens... ~1/30 or 1/60 for a 50mm...) is to take a deap breath
just before SQUEEZING the shutter release. My FM-2 (fully manual, 
thank god, but let's not start *that* discussion again !!) is about
the most predictable shutter release I've ever used (this includes
assorted Olympusi, Canon, Minolta AND (gasp) leicas (believe it or
not...).

With proper breathing control and squeezing (does this belong in
net.singles ?? :~> ), I can hand-hold my 180mm f/2.8 ED at
1/2 second (without wind...), so this could be part of the problem...

/jordan