Re[2]: [Leica] supposed to be a Leica M group

[Peterson_Art@hq.navsea.navy.mil]

     Don't get me wrong: I like Leicas, even own one!  But below is another 
     example of the kind of writing I continue to fail to understand.
     
     Sure, the Noctilux is a great lens (I only wish I could afford one), 
     and it can yield impressive results in situations like that described. 
     But just as surely, it is not unique.  Canon also makes an f/1.0 lens, 
     I believe, and many other camera manufacturers include among their 
     products f/1.2 lenses, which are barely more than a half-stop slower 
     than the Noctilux and so would hardly require "a zillion mega candles 
     of light from strobes" in order to "shoot KR in these situations."  So 
     what's this really all about?
     
     Art Peterson
     

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Subject: Re: [Leica] supposed to be a Leica M group
Author:  leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us at internet
Date:    1/26/98 10:46 PM


here is another hockey "Noctilux" story! :)
     
Several years ago I was shooting an NHL game in the Vancouver Coliseum  and 
I thought, "great place to use the Noctilux and shoot kodachrome 64!" Wild 
thought and damn near didn't do it. Until I put the camera to eye and took 
a reading with the M6 metering and the little red arrowheads lit-up!
     
Well would you believe that? hell here I am getting a reading that was 
lighting the two arrowheads equally at 1/500 at f.1! and ISO 64!
     
So I figure , "Why not, go for it!" :)  So I'm standing there with a bunch 
of news shooters and take a roll of Kodachrome 64 out of my bag and load 
it. "What the hell are you going to do with that in here?" Amidst laughter 
and other unrepeatable comments.
     
"Shoot it! Why not? The exposure is 1/500 at f.1, so what!" Just b'cause 
you guys have to use those big machines and shoot all that high speed stuff 
etc etc etc.!" :)
     
I was very carefully watched as I plinked away, a little on the loose side 
for the net action, but nevertheless it looked good through the viewfinder.
     
A couple days later when I got the rolls back and made a visit to the paper 
photo department, layed the pages of KR slides on their light table the 
guys didn't believe it! There was lots of ooo's and aaaaaaaawwe's. "but too 
bad they're too loose!" Only negative comment.  But they were very 
impressed with a Noctilux!:)
     
"Hey if you guys were only using real cameras, well, what can I say.":)
     
It was great and one of the times I just had plain ordinary fun shooting 
film that no one in their right mind would consider shooting in an indoor 
kockey arena. :)  Well OK, it was lit for TV like high noon at the OK 
corral, nevertheless the M Leica and a Noctilux allowed me colour quality 
by the existing light rarely seen from an indoor hockey game. :)
     
Sure lots of guys shoot KR in these situations, but they have a zillion 
mega candles of light from strobes! :) Hey me, my M and my Nocti baby!
     
What can I say! :)
     
ted