That's not quite the same as quickly lifting the camera to the eye and making a quick "street shot". In those situations there's little opportunity to do what you suggest. It may be possible to walk around with one's finger half-depressing the shutter all day, but that seems somewhat tiresome and annoying.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Paul Stenquist > I find, for example, that when tracking Grace as she charges around the > room, I can easily keep the shutter release in the halfway position, so > I don't miss a beat. I would guess that's what the sports photogs do > when shooting with their long Canon IS glass. > On Dec 2, 2006, at 9:49 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > If that's the case, then SR is mostly useless > > for quick shooting ... <sigh> > > > > Shel > > > > > > > >> [Original Message] > >> From: David Bliss > > > >> One thing that I didn't figure out until I'd read the manual ten or > >> twelve > >> times is that SR does not work unless you hold the shutter release > >> half- > >> pressed for a few seconds, until the SR (hand) icon shows in the lower > > left of the viewfinder. If you just fire the shutter all the way, no SR. > >> Might explain the behavior you're seeing. > >> > >> At least, this is my understanding from the bottom grey box on p. 68 > >> of the manual and from my K10D's behavior. > >> > >> I find SR works **GREAT**. I regularly get shots at > > >210mm at 1/15 that show no signs of motion blur. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
