Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/14

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Subject: [Leica] Leica M9 comparison shots added to dpreview database
From: robertmeier at usjet.net (Robert Meier)
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:47:21 -0500 (CDT)
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Nathan,

That is a terrific shot, and it's the available lighting that makes  
it so good, that is, the available light from his phone on his face.

Robert

On Oct 14, 2011, at 9:58 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:

> Chris, I humbly submit my PAD from the other day as an example:
>
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/ 
> 4253606_kdsZ6C#1526215274_D245Sph-O-LB
>
> Not great photography, but that is not the discussion here. The  
> point is that it was taken at f2 and ISO 6400. I had no control  
> over lighting, obviously. Of course in general it is preferable to  
> have good light. But lots of interesting things happen in poor  
> light, and I find it very liberating not to be limited by my  
> equipment.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> On 14 Oct, 2011, at 22:44 , Chris Saganich wrote:
>
>> I would say that you photographed the light, not the dark.  I  
>> witness many
>> people doing nothing more the photographing subjects in darkness  
>> thinking
>> their high ISO is a substitute for proper lighting.  Just out of  
>> curiosity
>> has changing to digital affected your ability to make these point  
>> source
>> images?
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 10:09 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj  
>> <jayanand at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Tina,
>>> Just stunning
>>> Cheers
>>> Jayanand
>>>
>>> On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 2:01 AM, Tina Manley  
>>> <images at comporium.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Well, I take lots of pictures in the dark.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> http://www.tinamanley.smugmug.com/Travel/Tina-Manley-Portfolio/ 
>>> 3800412_wN4gtw/1/360345210_zPxey/Large
>>>>
>>>> Or with a candle or firelight.  But I was always able to do it  
>>>> with Tri-X
>>>> or
>>>> TMax pushed to 800 and Leica fast lenses!!  I used TMZ 3200 film  
>>>> some
>>> when
>>>> it came out, but 800 was usually enough.
>>>>
>>>> Tina
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 4:11 PM, Chris Saganich  
>>>> <csaganich at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I've never understood why people want to take pictures in the dark
>>>> anyway.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>> Tina Manley, ASMP
>>>> www.tinamanley.com
>>>>
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>>
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>> Chris Saganich
>> www.imagebrooklyn.com
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>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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>
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