[Leica] Leica Digilux 2 @ 1600 :-)

[philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)]

I konwo one thing for sure: 4 stops is a bit too much :) :
http://gallery.leica-users.org/londa/L1000536

> From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Sat, 04 Sep 2004 07:18:37 -0700
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Digilux 2 @ 1600 :-)
> 
> Daniel Ridings offered:
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Digilux 2 @ 1600 :-)
> 
> 
> ted asked:
>>> So any of you other folks out there with Leica digital camera's try this
> and
>>> if so, how well did it work for you?
> 
> Daniel responded:
>> It works well with almost all digital cameras ... when the alternative is
>> not to take a shot.
>> 
>> Nikon even gives you a setting for it. Nikon D100 has ISO 200 - 1600 and
>> then it goes over to HI-1 and HI-2, which is basically ISO 1600 with -1
>> and -2 EV preset. Those who have a D70 without the HI-1 and HI-2 can just
>> set it by hand and get the same results.
>> 
>> I use this method all the times for sports (ice skating).<<<<<<<
> 
> Thanks Daniel, I haven't seen anyone bring this up in the past, but
> obviously it works so why haven't others thought of doing it or at least
> trying to see how it works? Or maybe they did and it was a dismal failure 
> in
> their eyes. However, when I made 11.7X16.5 prints yesterday I'd shot in the
> B&W mode I was quite pleasantly surprised when I saw the positive results.
> 
> Then I pulled a couple of negs from "Women  in Medicine" shot under similar
> lighting conditions on Tri-x at 800, scanned them into computer and by 
> golly
> they matched so closely it was hard to tell which was shot on which camera,
> film M7 or Digilux 2 set at 400 under-exposed 2 stops to theoretically
> become 1600. Maybe it's just me being lucky or something, but I feel this
> method of under-exposing and levelling etc in PhotoShop is certainly worth
> looking into some more.
> 
> I think this is an interesting Leica topic certainly for those using Leica
> Digilux 1&2 users as well as the Japanese versions. At least it's taking
> pictures and learning something that maybe useful when caught in a low 
> light
> situation.
> 
> As I just thought of it.... "Sonny have you played with this at all?"
> 
> So any others out there having a shot at this? And what's your results look
> like?
> 
> ted
> 
> 
> 
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