Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/14

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Subject: [Leica] KODAK SUPER SENSITIVITY
From: tomschofield at comcast.net (Tom Schofield)
Date: Thu Jun 14 12:25:58 2007
References: <0JJM00I26ZXPUXF0@l-daemon>

I should have put a Winkie!  Maybe it will be on the table for the M9  
in 4 years (3 1/2 now?).

Tom


On Jun 14, 2007, at 10:44 AM, Ted Grant wrote:

> Tom Schofield offered:
> Subject: Re: [Leica] KODAK SUPER SENSITIVITY
>
>>>> But we can do that with our Noctiluxes now!<<<
>
> Hi Tom,
> I know that and been doing it since the Noctilux f 1.0 arrived on  
> the photo
> scene about 71 or 72. However we're talking major digital in a  
> great many
> possibilities.
>
> Just imagine an M8 with the ASA rating of 5000 or 7500 or 10,000  
> and next to
> nothing in grain, or in digi language..... "noise!"
>
> I mean you can only push high speed slide film so far, but a  
> digital with
> the possibility of super ASA and still high end quality?
>
> I'll take that and the Noctilux into the black holes of no light  
> hell any
> day! :-) Light? We don't need no steenking light! ;-)
>
> However as with all digital technologies I certainly am not holding my
> breath over this announcement. We shall see. :-)
>
> ted
>
> On Jun 14, 2007, at 6:37 AM, Ted Grant wrote:
>
>>
>> They claim taking pictures on the streets of Paris at midnight if
>> one wishes
>> without the use of flash.
>>
>> Or a child blowing out birthday candles on a cake without blurring.
>>
>> I'll be interesting to see how far and who'll incorporate the new
>> technology
>> into which mainline pro cameras first. Hello Mr. Leica are you
>> listening?:-)
>> ted
>>
>
>
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