Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Noctilux, Rapid winder and Basketball
From: Dennis Painter <dpainter@bigfoot.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 21:31:50 -0800
 
Robert G. Stevens wrote:
> 
> Hi Lug members:
> 
> I was taking some pictures today at the CIAU National basketball
> championships ( Canadian University ) today and decided to try my M6 and
> Rapid winder for under the net shots.  It is pretty dim where it is being
> held and you need 800 or 1600 ASA film.  I shoot slides and these speed
> slide films are very grainy.  For a change, I decided to use the Noctilux
> and shoot E200 pushed to EI 320.  I am happy with my results.  I had the R6
> and R8 loaded with Kodak PJM Multispeed print film at EI 800 and pushed on
> stop, but the results pale in comparison to the slide film.
> 
> The speed of the Noctilux allowed me to shoot the slower film and still
> have a reasonable shutter speed of 1/500th.  
<snip>

awesome photo Robert! 

Dennis