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Subject: Re: [Leica] Why is the lowest shutter speed on a Leica M6 1/1000?
From: Shel Belinkoff <belinkoff@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2001 08:34:39 -0700
References: <140.28e729c.28ec83f2@aol.com>

Hi Muhammad,

Just curious ... why not use a slower film for daylight shots?  I was
a big user of TX, and, while I still use it a lot, I've started using
a lot more 100 speed film as well.  Getting some of that back ground
out of focus and a bit softer is sometimes a very desirable, as you
noted.

AppleMac97@aol.com wrote:

> I shoot a lot of TriX and TMax 400 
> in daylight, and also color films of
> similar or higher ISO.  With the M6, 
> I am often forced to shoot at f16 and
> 1/1000, when I would really like to 
> shoot at say f2 or f4.  I like the
> shallow depth of field of those large 
> apertures. 
 
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