Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> >> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:04:52 -0500 >> From: Kyle Cassidy <kcassidy at asc.upenn.edu> >> Subject: [Leica] accidentally left the ISO setting on 6400 -- dang! >> To: "lug at leica-users.org" <lug at leica-users.org> >> >> Friday I was taking some photos in a bar (what else is new) and I >> had the ISO cranked to 6400 on my Leica d700 and I was so ... er ... >> enthusiastic? ... er "well cared for by my friends?" ... er ... >> overserved? that the next morning when I got up, I totally forgot >> I'd taken the ISO off of 400 (which I never do) and ended up going >> on about my business that day. >> >> -- Which is how, that afternoon, I shot this photo of Comic Book >> Illustrator Mike Kaluta at a crazy unheard of film speed. Only when >> I'd left did it strike me as odd that my shutter speed was 1,600 >> second. "Aw dang!" I thought when I realized what I'd done, "I >> ruined that one". >> >> Well, maybe not! 6400 asa isn't nearly as grainy as I'd been >> expecting it was. Here's a full frame 1600 pixels high: >> >> http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2010/whoops.jpg >> >> And here's a full resolution of the eye: >> >> http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2010/whoops2.jpg >> >> Imagine what the next iteration of cameras will bring us -- the >> ability to choose to stop action in dark situations, not a whole new >> world, but a new island maybe. >> >> f 2.8, 70mm, 6400 asa, 1,600 sec Leica 700. >> >> >> keep pushing that shutter button >> >> kc > > Hi Kyle, > Great illustration of the high ISO low noise capability of the D700. I > set mine on auto ISO topping out at ISO 6400 and I don't even think > about it any more. > I'm sure the Canon 5d MkII is equally good for the Canon lovers on the > list! > Great pix BTW. > Cheers > Howard > For sure its ISO 6400 and be there time and not only are Nikon and Canon shooters enjoying that inalienable digital right but I'm sure soon so will Leica M shooters. All we need are 12 lousy MP's.* [Rabs] Mark William Rabiner *megapixels** ** 4000 x 3000 = 12,000,000 pixels