Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ahhhh! I am from a Northern European climate. I don't think I have been anywhere which was so bright I needed 1/1000 second :-( I don't recall ever having used it anyway. Frank On 2 Nov, 2005, at 01:55, Don Dory wrote: > Kenneth, > One of the things I really appreciate about the M system is the > range of > tools available. I can use a really awful uncoated lens from the early > thirties to a state of the art image cutting lens back to back. One > of the > things I may really appreciate about the dM is the 1/8000 second > shutter. > Most of the early lenses turn normal by F8 and in bright light I > may have to > stop down with the 1/1000th limit. With 1/8000 I would not have to > carry > around ND filters. > Thanks for taking the time to comment. > Don > don.dory@gmail.com > > On 11/1/05, Kenneth Frazier <kennybod@mac.com> wrote: >> >> >> On Oct 30, 2005, at 10:18 AM, Don Dory wrote: >> >>> Last week I played around with a Summarit at F1.5. >> >> Don, I really like the third shot, of the couple. IMO, the Summarit >> 1.5 really shines with b&w film, and this shot shows the lens off. >> I've got several Summarit shots posted on my Leica page, all b&w, and >> I'm coming to like using it more and more. >> >> Ken >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information