Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Akhil Lal wrote: > Hello Bernard, > > Actually the lighting in many delivery rooms is not that bright. > > When my son was born (here in New York City in 1992) I used the 50 mm Summilux on > one of my M-5's w. ASA 400 film and got good results wide open at around 1/15 -1/30 > second. However, I wished I had loaded faster film and used the Noctilux. I'll take your word for it. I'm surprised, though; that sounds very dark; I wouldn't be happy being on the medical staff, just to get sued for making a mistake while having to work in totally unavailable darkness. > Flash is *NOT* a good idea under such conditions. One does not wish to startle or > blind the doctors or nurses at a critical moment. In my opinion, on-camera flash is never a good idea; there is alway a better solution. > Based on my experience, the only AF point and shoot that would be viable under > these conditions is a Canon EOS series body w. the f 1 lens and the pop up flash > switched off. I was thinking in terms of the Minilux, to be honest. If you pop that ISO1600 into a f2.4 camera, that should go a long way. > Lastly, I just wish to mention that a typical American hospital does not quite > qualify as the "people's workplace". I could go into it in more detail, but that > would only incite a flame war and we already have enough of those on the LUG. Hehe..... okay. Bernard > > > Regards, > Akhil > > Bernard wrote: > > > I can't believe how you would need a nocti in a hospital. Isn't that people's > > workplace? Aren't there laws in the US stating how bright the light should be at > > people's workplace? Wouldn't a hospital be a well-lit place, practically per > > definition?! And the man has to use a nocti and ISO1600 film... who are you > > kidding! A 2.8 quality point and shoot would have done just as nicely, and it's > > a lot quieter yet. > > > > Bernard