Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/06

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Subject: [Leica] Slowly we learn, step by step, about the Nocti and the M8
From: von-ohlen at sbcglobal.net (Bill Larsen)
Date: Wed Aug 6 17:28:42 2008

I am not terribly good at low light photography and I haven't mastered 
the intricacy of the M8 yet.  This picture was taken when it was so dark 
that I really couldn't see well enough to focus, much less walk without 
a flashlight.

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Bill+Larsen/L1000580.jpg.html

I have learned not to take the M8 over 640 asa... make the exposure 
corrections in camera raw....and set the shutter speed to something that 
I can actually hand handle (which isn't 1/15th second)  This pix is much 
brighter than my eyes remember.  Is that a no-no to our people that 
actually have ethics about this?  And do I correct the light balance to 
not reflect that the light was from a single 12 volt light on the side 
of a trailer?

regards, Bill Larsen

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