Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/14

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Subject: [Leica] Light levels in cathedrals etc
From: "Doug Richardson" <doug@meditor.demon.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 12:57:41 -0000
 
BenTroGa@aol.com wrote:

>M6 and f/1 will get the darkest cathedrals in Europe with no sweat!

With what speed of film?

The last European cathedral I was in needed 1 sec at f2.8 with
Kodachrome 200. That would be the equivalent of 1/8 at f1, which would
still need a tripod.

My experience in churches, museums and the like are that most
potential subjects need 1/15, 1/8, 1/4 or 1/2 at f2 with K200. Even a
Noctilux would need a tripod for half of these subjects.

Regards,

Doug Richardson