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Subject: [Leica] iso 100.000+??
From: rsphotoimages at comcast.net (rsphoto's email)
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:53:33 -0700
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What Dr. Ted Said.

I'm a former technology Product Manager turned landscape design and  
restoration contractor.

I remember how crazy the developers would get without a thought about  
cost or whether or not anyone would actually pay for the thing.

These days I use the same Swiss-made Felco pruners all day, probably a  
thousand or more cuts each day.  Great product, great results when  
properly used.  Replaceable parts, holds a sharp edge when treated  
right.  Oh - and an R8 and 9 when time permits same deal including  
sharp edges on negs.

Same can be said for Rollei, Hassy, Leica, Contax, older Nikon.

But we live in a "I want it now" world.  So I guess 100k ISO and tweak- 
able depth of field files , etc., rule the headlines.

Doesn't have a damn thing to do with creating a soulful image.

100k ISO?  Interesting but not essential, I think.


Bob



On Oct 22, 2009, at 7:38 AM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> <tedgrant at shaw.ca>  
wrote:

>>>> > Why do we need iso 100,000?  I seem to remember we all got along
> > just fine with iso 400 or 800.  Seems like just a race to see who
> > can supply the highest iso before the next guy.<<<<<<

It simply means the "techies" of the world are in a race and in  
reality it's quite meaningless to normal every day picture taking  
folks. However??? :-) I'd sure love to have a go shooting at the  
100,000 ASA just for the hell of it to see what one could do without  
light! I suppose it could be useful under secretive surveillance  
situations, but the curiousity is more of interest than anything in a  
normal every day use. But I have been known to be wrong. ;-)

It's the whole digital concept every time we turn around..........  
BIGGER IS BETTER bs!" Practical everday use for most of the folks  
here? It means diddly! I could be wrong again because maybe someone is  
a CIA operative! :-) Bet nobody ever thought of that one! ;-)

ted




----- Original Message ----- From: <grduprey at mchsi.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 10:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] iso 100.000+??


>
>
> Same here, Steve, I still shoot at 400 max most of the time, with an  
> occasional 800.
>
>
> Gene  -------------- Original message from Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at 
> gmail.com 
> >: --------------
>
>
>>
>> On Oct 21, 2009, at 10:19 PM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > Why do we need iso 100,000?  I seem to remember we all got along
>> > just fine with iso 400 or 800.  Seems like just a race to see who
>> > can supply the highest iso before the next guy.
>>
>>
>> good question...
>>
>> I used to shoot in almost total darkness with asa 400 on film at  f1,
>> a  Noctilux, that was usually fine...
>>
>> now we have fast lenses with ISO   400-800, even 1200...
>>
>>
>> what am I missing?
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > Gene
>> >
>> > -------------- Original message from mehrdad :
>> > --------------
>> >
>> >
>> >> i know with the m8 & m9 we are struggling with iso 1250, i guess
>> >> when m12 is
>> >> out leica will catch up with todays canon
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 5:27 PM, simon jessurun wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0910/09102001canon1d4.aspbest,simon
>> >>> amsterdam
>> >>>
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