Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That was nice, Alastair. The light in the shot looks lovely, creating a nice atmosphere. Did you photoshop that one lux into the shot :) Daniel On Mon, 30 Jun 2003, Alastair Firkin wrote: > I don't use my digilux at high iso, but I love its ability to take > interiors with a little "support" > > http://stairfirkin.com/Mayimages/L1030156.JPG > > You don't get this without a lot of trouble if you are not able to > white light. > > > On Monday, Jun 30, 2003, at 03:02 Australia/Melbourne, Daniel Ridings > wrote: > > > Digital and low-light is something I really appreciate. > > > > http://www.dlridings.com/paw2003/12.html > > > > This shot (an earlier paw) was done at EI 1600 and most of the others > > (if > > you click on the "here" link) were done, in Nikon's terms, "one step > > above > > 1600", that is, 3200. It would be difficult to do that sporting even > > without digital. I did it with film (Fujicolor 1600) and I really can't > > see the difference and when I do, digital is better. Film shots can be > > seen at: > > > > http://www.dlridings.com/paw2003/11.html and > > http://www.dlridings.com/paw2003/10.html > > > > Not to mention the work flow in getting about 70 pictures out to > > anxiously > > waiting girls (with an attention span of about 6 hours ... after that, > > these competitions are HISTORY). > > > > Daniel > > > > > > On Sun, 29 Jun 2003, Tina Manley wrote: > > > >> At 10:15 AM 6/29/2003 -0600, you wrote: > >>> Hi All, > >>> > >>> On Sunday, June 29, 2003, at 07:10 AM, Tina Manley wrote: > >>> > >>>> Digital is not there yet for low-light, but it's getting there. I > >>>> love > >>>> the depth of field of the M lenses and doubt that can be duplicated > >>>> in > >>>> digital, but you never know! > >>> > >>> I would have agreed with Tina on this without reservation until my > >>> recent > >>> acquisition of a Canon 10D, after playing with - er, evaluating - one > >>> owned by friend Bill Nelsch. > >>> > >>> Its low light performance is, in a word, excellent. To my eyes it > >>> matches > >>> film through ISO 800, and produces usable if pixelated images at ISO > >>> 1600. > >>> At ISO 400 it is at least as good as film for my purposes, perhaps > >>> better. > >> > >> > >> That's great news, Will! I can't wait to try it out. Hope UPS gets > >> here > >> early tomorrow! > >> > >> Tina > >> > >> > >> Tina Manley, ASMP > >> www.tinamanley.com > >> > >> photos available from: > >> www.pdiphotos.com > >> www.workbookstock.com > >> www.mira.com > >> > >> -- > >> 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 > > > > > Alastair > > -- > 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