Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am coming a little late to this - but have only this to say - if you have not experienced the liberating tendencies of a very usable ISO6400, you are missing something! IMHO, of course!!! It has the same effect as a few tots of Lagavulin...(-: Cheers Jayanand On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 8:56 AM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: > The Halloween images are the prime examples of goodness of high ISO. I > would have loved to have clean ISO3200/6400 for the Occupy images. Shooting > at 1600 F1.4 can be effective, but it would also good to have choices of > 6400 at F2.8. Sometimes you don't get to choose. If at 5AM in the morning > is where the images are, then you take photographs at 5AM. > > Different strokes for different folks. This is why Nikon D3 comes in high > ISO / fast FPS and high image quality / low ISO. > > On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 8:18 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > wrote: > >> Here's some example shots >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >> >> -- >> Mark R. >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/winterdays/ >> >> >> > From: John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> >> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> > Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 02:40:48 +0000 >> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> > Subject: Re: [Leica] B&W Leica? Higher ISO >> > >> > I think Kens comment went whoosh..... >> > >> > Have you got any example shots? >> > >> > john >> > ________________________________________ >> > >> > >> > If you're like me without a flash you never tried got get someone >> running at >> > night. But once you've used a modern full frame DSLR you'll realize >> that's >> > well within your capability. The shock doesn't come then. It comes when >> you >> > find yourself in a situation wanting to do that but you cant as you're >> gear >> > you're using that does is not up to it. >> > Then the idea of telling people at night to hold still for the photo and >> > stand together in a straight line becuae you're shooting wide open will >> not >> > be at all appealing. >> > Stand in a straight line. And hold real still. >> > Vs >> > Do whatever you want. >> > >> > -- >> > Mark R. >> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/winterdays/ >> > >> > >> >> From: Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> >> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> >> Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:40:43 -0500 >> >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] B&W Leica? Higher ISO >> >> >> >> On 3/15/2012 5:24 PM, Sonny Carter wrote: >> >>> On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 5:04 PM, Mark Rabiner<mark at >> >>> rabinergroup.com> >> ?wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> For capturing fast action at night. >> >>>> It gets dark. People don't slow down. >> >>>> They run down dark sidewalks. The other photographers can easily get >> it. >> >>>> You >> >>>> can't. Not good. >> >>>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> I'm trying to remember the last time I tried to shoot someone running >> down >> >>> a dark sidewalk. >> >>> >> >>> >> >> That probably happens a lot in LA and NY. ?Oh wait, we're talking about >> >> photo gear. >> >> >> >> 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 >> > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information