Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dear Muhammad, thank-you for sharing your experience! Most definitely it is not mine. Yes, at times (for instance, when I have to use ASA 50 under dim lights - hope this problem has gone for good) I feel limitations of the film speed I've got to be content with - and doing some street photography I admit slow shutter speeds have quite often resulted in camera shake - and consequently ruined my pictures. Never the opposite has been a problem for me - yet. Maybe I should change my style Martin: 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. That's when I have to get the R8 out and rely on its top shutter speed of 1/8000 to shoot high speed film in daylight! So, in these situations, it would be nice to have a 1/2000 or 1/4000 shutter speed with the M6. But I don't think that is going to happen anytime soon! I am sure there are many Leica users who like to use their Leica lenses at the maximum aperture possible. That's where Leica lenses are better than all the competitors! :-) Sincerely, Muhammad R.K. Chishty, Ph.D Associate Professor of Finance Graham School of Management Saint Xavier University 3700 West 103rd St Chicago, IL 60655, USA <<<Subject: Re: [Leica] Why is the lowest shutter speed on a Leica M6 1/1000? Message-ID: <01c14b24$03ef3a00$00007ac3@mz> References: Hi Albert - and everyone! Just another straightforward question - do you REALLY use shutter speeds higher than 1000/sec?? I'm quite content with what I currently get get. Yours Martin>>>> - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html