Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/03

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Subject: [Leica] I seem to like the dark more than I used to
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 11:06:56 -0800
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On Nov 3, 2009, at 11:02 AM, Sonny Carter wrote:

> On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Neil Beddoe <neilbeddoe at googlemail.com 
> >wrote:
>
>> Nathan asked about high ISO on the M 9:
>>
>> I haven't really tried it above 400 much yet except for a few silly  
>> shots
>> in almost complete darkness at 2500 and f0.95 to see what they  
>> looked like.


shooting the Noctilux open, I have never felt the need to go about  
400-800 ISO...film or digital...

wondering about focus though especially wide open in the dark,

I have ordered a Leica VF magnifier 1.4, so we'll see...

Does anyone have experience specifically under these circumstances?


Steve





>
>
> I like to see silly shots too.  In fact, I seem to have made a  
> career of
> them.   You get over it after a while. ;-)  Look at  Jim!
>
>
> -- 
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>
> Sonny
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Replies: Reply from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] I seem to like the dark more than I used to)
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