Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Absolutely! I've used the Noctilux at 3200 and 6400 many times when photographing by firelight. I can't wait for the new M! Tina On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 2:37 PM, Chris Crawford < chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: > I disagree, I've often done very low light work with Tmax 3200 at 3200 and > 6400 with f1.4 and f2 lenses wide open or nearly so. Having a > high-sensitivity sensor and fast lenses really opens up the darkness to be > captured. > > -- > Chris Crawford > Fine Art Photography > Fort Wayne, Indiana > 260-437-8990 > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > Become a fan on Facebook > > > > On 5/11/12 2:33 PM, "charcot" <charcot at comcast.net> wrote: > > > Ernie "ludite" Nitka here: Leica's lineup is confusing to me. They > >are making world class , super fast lenses as if we were still shooting > >film and at the same time making advances in ISO on their digital > >bodies. So what is the purpose of a 21/2.4 on a monochrome camera with > >ISO of 10K ( assuming that usable iso is 2-3K). It is rather mute as I > >can't afford the new , fast lenses even though I still shoot film. > > > >If I were Leica I'd go back to f/2.5 lineup that was afordable and would > >mate up fine with higher iso M9. > > > >en > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com