[Leica] Don't push that film ...

[scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin)]

You know, the DOF on the first shot looks pretty generous
for an f1.4 shot. Compare to your second shot. Do my eyes
just deceive?

Daniel Ridings wrote:

> I've been told. And deep down, I agree. It's just that sometimes you 
> really need that extra shutter speed and the choice is between losing 
> your shadows or losing you shot.
>
> So I simply couldn't resist when I passed through the camera store 
> (Oslo Kameraservice on Karl Johann) on my way home on Wednesday. There 
> was this coke-bottle 1.4 50mm priced less than a carton of cigarettes 
> (I don't smoke, so I'm not real sure about the logic here ... I 
> suppose I mean I can waste that amount of money on something else, 
> when others burn it up).
>
> Anyway ... a coke-bottle 50 (= Nippon Kogaku Nikkor-S Auto) with a 
> stop more than any other lens that I own. Remember those? About the 
> size of a basefall and the weight of a billiard ball. Silver trim ...
>
> Now that should let me shoot 400 films at 400 at Louice. Probably miss 
> the focus most of the time, but ...
>
> So I had to test it out first, of course. Wide open, of course. Not 
> much sense of using it any other way. I can only use it on one of the 
> F3's with stop down metering. If I use it wide-open, I don't have to 
> stop down :-)
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album08/05v18_0015
>
> And 35 years from now, she'll probably look like this:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album08/05v18_0014
>
> So if anyone out there is debating between a Summilux or a Summicron. 
> Go for the Summilux. I know, I know ... Noctilux too. But if you're 
> debating that, you can probably afford both anyway.
>
> Actually, this was just a catharsis ritual. I bought a cheap 
> wide-angle zoom for my digital camera (18-70). Crazy how much value 
> they can pack into such cheap pacages. The 24-85 has become part of a 
> dedicated p&s package.
>
> Daniel
>
>
>
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