Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's where the sensor sensitivity comes into play. Even at ISO 320, you can shoot in daylight at 1/2000 at 5.6. No need for a tripod then with steady hands. In terms of the depth of field, that's equivalent to a 22 on a 4x5 camera. Plenty for outdoor landscapes. The APO-Summicron 50mm is better at f2.0 than the previous Summicron is at f5.6. On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 10:36 AM, FRANK DERNIE <frank.dernie at btinternet.com>wrote: > The potential may well match those specs but will this potential actually > be realised without a tripod? I would have thought hand held will mean only > a part of the full potential will be realised, as usual. > Frank > > > > >________________________________ > > From: George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> > >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > >Sent: Friday, 11 May 2012, 18:13 > >Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Monochrome > > > > > >On May 10, 2012, at 4:59 PM, Ken Iisaka wrote: > > > >> The information contained in a 18M monochromatic image is quite equal to > >> that of a 4x5 camera with a high-resolution film / lens or digital > medium > >> format cameras. The ability to hand hold a compact camera to capture > such > >> an extraordinary level of details is quite appealing, though in limited > >> circumstances. > > > >?in a nutshell > > > >Regards, > >George Lottermoser > >george at imagist.com > >http://www.imagist.com > >http://www.imagist.com/blog > >http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >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 > -- Ken Iisaka first name at last name dot org or com