[Leica] Is ASA 200 the new 100 ?

[vondauster at earthlink.net (Will von Dauster)]

Hi All,

On Oct 27, 2004, at 10:20 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:

> That is my experience as well--with the Canon 10D ISO 800 is excellent 
> and 1600 highly usable; with the new 20D, those are moved up a notch, 
> so 1600 is very good and 3200 highly usable, as I found last night in 
> a rather dim bar. But in daylight I still shoot at ISO 100, sometimes 
> 400 if it is very cloudy.

Let me second this observation. The 20D is at least a full stop better 
in terms of usefulness over the 10D, and the increase in the number of 
pixels is just an added bonus. It also does very impressive black and 
white (yes, BD, on an HP 7060!). Its start-up is also pretty much 
instant, versus about 2 1/2 seconds for the 10D.

Quite a camera, well worth the trade-up from my "old" 10D, IMO.

And, to my eyes, at the print sizes I use (up to 20 x 30 inches), far 
superior to any 35mm film. Flame away...

The digital M needs to show up.

Will von Dauster