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Subject: [Leica] Nocti in the Sky with Diamonds
From: John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>
Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2000 23:15:01 -0700

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.
>

Replies: Reply from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> (Re: [Leica] Nocti in the Sky with Diamonds)