Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A few years ago, Leica Fotografie featured a chap who used ND filters and a Noctilux wide open in the daylight hours.. John Collier > From: "A.H.SCHMIDT" <horsts@primus.com.au> > > Dean Chance wrote:A >> >> You guys keep joking around about this f/1 group, but I think it's really a >> terrific idea. Organize a project! Put together an exhibition! Nighttime is >> the righttime! Figure out a way to shoot f/1 in blazing daylight. Let's go! >> > > There is really no point in shooting F1 in daylight. The whole atmosphere is > different at night. > Depth of field at night is often not at all important. Especially where you > want > to do hand held shots. E.G. in pubs, theaters or shop windows in the evening. > At > least that's what I found. > I reckon, that's what the Noctilux was created for. > All your concentration is points to one spot only. what's before or behind > seems > not really important. An exception may be a night time shot of a city or > similar. > But then you use a tripod and f8 with 30 sec. > > In daytime, shooting with F1, doesn't seem to make much sense, unless you want > to > make a portrait with only part of the face in focus. I have seen shots like > this > and they can look quite impressive. however for other shots in daylight i > would > say, you need to have some depth of field, to get at least some hint as to the > fore or background. >