Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Don's PAW 6 Low light photo anyone?
From: Daniel Ridings <daniel.ridings@muspro.uio.no>
Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 09:59:54 +0100 (MET)
References: <000001c3eddd$ac07bf10$6401a8c0@dorysrusp4>

1/4 ... I don't remember going down that far. 1/8 I'll do fairly regularly
(with concomitant brain-damage due to holding my breath).

I like your shot, I like the excuses you use and hope your daughter
doesn't catch on (mine is starting). I really like Neopan too. Lovely
combination for portraits.

WRT low-light. On another list attention was drawn to this:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/essays/vanRiper/

(available light weddings with a Leica where digital is mentioned as an
alternative).

Daniel


On Sat, 7 Feb 2004, Don Dory wrote:

> Last week we had the discussion on low light capability of various
> photographic tools.  So, I shot the below photo at 1/4 at F2 with a DR
> using Neopan 400.  Not much grain :) and it seems sharp enough to me.  I
> didn't believe the shutter speed either so I re-metered the scene and
> yep, it is 1/4 at F2 with an ISO of 400.
>
> Anyway, it was my excuse to get my daughter to let me take her picture.
>
> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2113373&size=lg
>
> Comments always welcome.
>
> Don
> dorysrus@mindspring.com
>
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