Re: [Leica] Why is the lowest shutter speed on a Leica M6 1/1000?

["Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com>]

Guys-
At the risk of sounding like a old fuddy duddy, might I suggest that you use
a slower film? I have used Tri-X for over thirty years through its many
incarnations, but I also like Plus-X and the Agfapan 100 as well. I can use
the slower speed, and the quality is better in terms of grain and sharpness.
I like the idea of just one film, but have a couple of speeds in your
repertoir certainly makes you more flexible.
I cannot see the use of such fast shutter speed unless I were trying to do
scientific photography and capture a speeding bullet, or the angles of
Hummingbird wings- it seems that a camera with such fast shutter speeds
might be more prone to error, and harder to keep in adjustment, electronics
notwithstanding.
Just my 2 dinars worth!
Dan
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Mārtiņš Zelmenis" <martin@lrpv.lv>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 8:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Why is the lowest shutter speed on a Leica M6 1/1000?


>
> 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?
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> 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>>>>
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