Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In messages dated 12/15/99 5:40:49 PM, jkoplen@mindspring.com writes: << I am contemplating a limited M6 outfit for people pictures indoors, especially pre-kindergarten children in their classes and casual stuff taken at adult social events . . . Since the school has generous fluorescent lighting mixed with incoming window light, I anticipate that I will choose B/W over color for the classroom photos. >> A fluorescent lit classroom is not a low light situation. If you use 400 speed black and white you can shoot at 1/15 @ f8 and basically forget focus with wideangle lenses. <<It is hard for me to think that I can focus the 50-R and 35-R indoors on low-luminance faces accurately enough for f/2 shooting, but I plan to give it a more serious dry run tomorrow, using the technique you described and looking for consistency on the lens markings. Any other ideas on that challenge. I thought of using the kids' shiny hair and hoping that DOF would get me by for the face.>> Rules are made to be broken I guess but a pretty safe rule is ALWAYS focus on the eyes. That's where you want your viewer to look, not the hair. Bob (I'm back, at least for awhile) McEowen