Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mike Johnston wrote: (snip) This is not a criticism, just an observation: have you ever noticed how much enthusiasm there is on this list for films of very high speed, lenses of very high speed, flash...and tripods! A person could pick any one of the four and get by in 98% of the low-light situations encountered in general photography, I'd say. (I sometimes get a vision of an earnest Lugger with an M6 and Noct mounted on a heavy tripod, with a big potato-masher flash, using T-Max P3200 film pushed to E.I. 1600 <g>.) With most things in photography, sensible compromises work best. Pick a fast enough film, a fast enough lens, and then reserve flash or tripod for when they're really needed. ====================================================================== Couldn't agree more. And if you're an R user, like me, the extra weight of all that low-light gear is an even more serious consideration. Regards, ===== Ray "The trouble with resisting temptation is you never know when you'll get another chance!" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Get organized for the holidays! http://calendar.yahoo.com/