Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've used 1/15th and f/1 at times- focusing isn't hard at all. My film combo is Tri-X and Diafine, giving me 1,200-1,600 speed. In dark restaurants, it's an excellent combination. The meter doesn't go much lower than f/1/15th/1200 ASA, though. JD Em 11/15/05 12:57 PM, "Frank Filippone" <red735i@earthlink.net> escrivou: > I beg your pardon..... > > If the Sunny 16 rule is F16 at 1/film speed ( in this case 1/1600 of a > second) > > F1 is effectively 8 stops faster thank F16..... > Going top 1/15 of a second is 7 stops more light.... a total of 15 zones > darker than daylight........ > > You can take a picture at F1 in basically darkens at 1/1000 of a second ( 8 > stops) . When in heaven's name would you use 1/15 of a second, an > additional 7 zones ? > > A better question is how do you focus the camera in such dark light? > > Or do you let your negatives get more dense as light changes? > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > > First, I start with the Rabiner Neopan 1600 film/developer solution. Then, > with the Noct at f/1.0, I have latitude in shutter speed choices. Sure, > it's > cheating. > > I'll sometimes venture to 1/15th second, hoping for a zen-like, > semi-comatose state while the shutter is open. Fat chance. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information