Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/08/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard Clompus wrote: > > Dear Fellow LUGnuts, > > After looking at many rolls shot by my wife with a Canon ELF APS camera, I > would like to buy her a new Leica Minilux Zoom. Is there a problem shooting > outdoors with film like Tri-X (ASA 400) when the camera has a top shutter > speed of 1/250th of a second? I've got a Konica Hexar, which has the same top speed, and I believe that is the major limitation of that camera. I use a 400asa film (TMAX) too, and it is quite common to have to set f16 or f22. Those apertures might impact negatively on the sharpness of the image. Moreover when you work at aperture priority you are often forced to change the current setting because of the top speed limitation. So, someone suggest to buy a neutral density filter. It works but obviously you lose time, and maybe the picture ... hi - -f - -- =============================================== Francesco Ricci Sodalia via Zambra 1 38100 Trento http://www.sodalia.it/ ricci@sodalia.it tel 0461-316242 fax 0461-316201 ===============================================