Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I use slow zooms as I cant hack the Yuban coffee can footprint on my torso that a 2.8 makes. Tonight on my D40 x I had a 12-24 f4 Nikkor I may go out again. A third the size of a 2.8 for full frame. Normally I have a 24mm 2.8 on it which is a third that size and weight of the 12-24 f4 Nikkor. I carry it in a SlingShot 100 AW Lowepro http://products.lowepro.com/product/SlingShot-100-AW,2034,4.htm But to me f 4 is not a slow zoom. A 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 Nikkor is slow. But about the same size as a 24 or 28 or 35mm 2.8. And lighter even. And at iso 1600 this shooting into dark alleys that I can not see into. The first time I see it its appearing on the back of the camera. -------------------- Mark William Rabiner Photography mark at rabinergroup.com > From: Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:18:32 -0500 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] a shot in the dark - life at iso 25600 > > I use 12,800 quite a bit (Canon 5D MkII and Canon L zooms). If I get > some shadow noise I can fix that with Topaz. I've never really warmed > up to the proposition of using 1.0 or so lenses instead of higher ISO's, > since I need DOF often also. 6,400 and below is just fine. I think one > attraction of the high-ISO SLR's is the ability to use zooms. OK now > off to Barnes & Noble to check the better photo mag I look at sometimes > but seldom buy. > > Ken Carney