Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/03/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi all, At 07:13 AM 3/18/96 -0500, you wrote: > >Actually, the first time I took it into fairly dim lighting - scenes >virtually impossible to focus and shoot with a manual-focus SLR---I WAS >in love!! The Leica viewfinder was as bright as the beach! The dual >image snapped into view like a flash, I focused instinctively....and >I've never looked back. I find focusing in bright light much more >difficult; the dim stuff is a snap with a Leica. So, yes, it's not >impossible to "forget" to focus the first few experiences with a >Leica rangefinder. Maybe it's the "old dog, new tricks" thing! Speaking about low light shooting, I shot my church choir with my M3 and 90/2.8 under artificial light. My Gossen Sixtino 2 could not register the reading so I had to bracket with lens full open at f2.8 all the way from 1/30 sec to 1/2 sec. Every shot was hand held, elbow braced against my chest, took my deep breath and pressed the shutter gingerly. I took 5 bracketed shots on Ektachrome 100. The exposure gradation was superb. What surprised me the most was that when viewed under 10x loupe the sharpness hardly deteriorated from 1/30 to 1/2 sec. The hand held shot at 1/2 sec was definitely more than acceptably sharp. I'm impressed!! Dan Singapore. >