Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, I too think that the stepless shutter speed on the Leicaflex SL are a great feature. You are right that with negative films it is not going to make a big difference. But with films like Fuji Velvia you want all the precision you can get. Nathan Jorg Willems wrote: > Please help me to understand why step less shutter speed gives better > results than half stop or automatic. I don't understand that statement > unless you only shoot slides. Even with slides I would like to see two > pictures side by side taken at the same time, same subject, same aperture > but quarter stop shutter speed difference and it would surprise me if I > would notice a difference. > > We use mainly TMAX100, TMAX400, Kodak Potra 160 and 400 (NC) and these films > can cope easily with one stop shutter speed. > > Jörg Willems - -- Nathan Wajsman Overijse, Belgium and Zurich, Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch General photo page: http://members.tripod.com/belgiangator Belgium photo page: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman