Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Dan wrote: > > The implication of what you are saying is that some other camera (such as > > an SLR) could nat have taken this picture, that they don't have this > > ability. Why is this? I don't mean to be overly argumentative, but I am > > certain that if Nathan was sitting there with my Minolta SLR instead of his > > M3, he could have captured the very same image.> > > dan c. Sonny wrote: >Well, yes, if it was on the first shot, however the sound of the >Minolta SLR probably would have robbed Nathan of the chance to get a >more chances at this great shot (Unless the jukebox was blaring, but >this doesn't look like that kinda joint. I like this picture. 1/60 or 1/30 at f/1.4 on 3200 film? That's the equivalent of 1/8 or 1/4 second at f/1.4 on Tri-X. That's *dim* light! An SLR would be quite a bit more difficult to focus quickly and accurately under those conditions. That might have lessened his chances of capturing the moment, properly focused. And if the exposure was 1/30, the mirror slap might have caused more blur. It is certainly possible to take such a good picture with an SLR, but the a Leica (or any other decent rangefinder) makes the likelihood of getting the shot a bit more. - --Peter Klein Seattle