Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/03

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Subject: [Leica] I seem to like the dark more than I used to
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 20:20:26 +0100
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I don't know...the PAD I posted yesterday was shot with the 1.2/35mm  
at full aperture, ISO 1250, and the shutter speed was 1/20 sec. I  
could sure have used some more flexibility there, such as a usable ISO  
2500.

Nathan

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On Nov 3, 2009, at 8:06 PM, Steve Barbour wrote:

>
> On Nov 3, 2009, at 11:02 AM, Sonny Carter wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Neil Beddoe <neilbeddoe at 
>> googlemail.com 
>> >wrote:
>>
>>> Nathan asked about high ISO on the M 9:
>>>
>>> I haven't really tried it above 400 much yet except for a few  
>>> silly shots
>>> in almost complete darkness at 2500 and f0.95 to see what they  
>>> looked like.
>
>
> shooting the Noctilux open, I have never felt the need to go about  
> 400-800 ISO...film or digital...
>
> wondering about focus though especially wide open in the dark,
>
> I have ordered a Leica VF magnifier 1.4, so we'll see...
>
> Does anyone have experience specifically under these circumstances?
>
>
> Steve
>
>
>
>
>
>>
>>
>> I like to see silly shots too.  In fact, I seem to have made a  
>> career of
>> them.   You get over it after a while. ;-)  Look at  Jim!
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Regards,
>>
>> Sonny
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>>
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Replies: Reply from steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] I seem to like the dark more than I used to)
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