Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Light levels in cathedrals etc
From: jimbrick@photoaccess.com (Jim Brick)
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 11:10:02 -0700

In England during September, I photographed inside the Tower of London
(Crown Jewels), Westminster Abby (Diana's table & candle and the rest of
the place), and many rooms at Windsor Castle. All were at 1/30 @ f/1.4,
sometimes f/2. Only the really really dark places required 1/15th sec. Fuji
100/1000 at EI 200. Generally speaking, the slides were OK. None too dark.
Some overexposed.

Jim

At 12:57 PM 10/14/98 +0000, Doug Richardson wrote:
>BenTroGa@aol.com wrote:
>
>>M6 and f/1 will get the darkest cathedrals in Europe with no sweat!
>
>With what speed of film?
>
>The last European cathedral I was in needed 1 sec at f2.8 with
>Kodachrome 200. That would be the equivalent of 1/8 at f1, which would
>still need a tripod.
>
>My experience in churches, museums and the like are that most
>potential subjects need 1/15, 1/8, 1/4 or 1/2 at f2 with K200. Even a
>Noctilux would need a tripod for half of these subjects.
>
>Regards,
>
>Doug Richardson
> 
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