Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yeah, Kevin, the problem is that it doesn't matter how many people say that the film is a good performer, Austin just wants some data that will prove it is better. The subjective opinion is beyond him. Don't waste your time. Sonny - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Argue" <kargue@sympatico.ca> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 6:45 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] High speed color films... > Hey Guys- I use Fuji 800 colour negative for all stage performances for one > of my client newspapers. For the cameras, a mixture of M6 and R5 with the > appropriate fast lenses. Fabulous results even in the most difficult > lighting situtations. > > Kevin Argue > St. Catharines, Canada > > ---------- > >From: Howard Sanner <flagstad@mindspring.com> > >To: Leica Users Group <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > >Subject: Re: [Leica] High speed color films... > >Date: Fri, Feb 7, 2003, 2:20 PM > > > > > Austin asks: > > > > Does anyone actually use high speed color film for low light > > indoor use? > > If so, what have you noticed WRT color balance? What do you use > > 800 > > speed film for? > > > > Kodak has some new 800 Porta, which is why I'm asking. > > > > > > To which I reply: > > > > Yes, I use them for taking pictures of indoor functions without > > flash. I hate on-camera flash, esp. direct flash, and try hard to > > avoid it. Ugh! Retirement parties, wedding anniversaries, and so > > on. Typically when I do this people want 4x6 prints, and it's > > well up to that. I don't remember ever enlarging any of them > > bigger. At most places I photograph, using 800 speed film allows > > f/5.6 @ 1/30. With a 35mm lens, with people moving slowly if at > > all, this gives plenty of DOF, so that my focusing doesn't have > > to be perfect (very nice for grab shots), and stops action and > > camera shake adequately. > > > > I've also used TMZ @ 800 similarly, and with good results. > > > > I've done this with several different Leicas, from a 1936 IIIa > > to a Wetzlar M6. So far, no one has complained about the results. > > > > I tried some ASA 400 Portra NC last June, taking pictures of > > Sarah on our anniversary, with my M3 and several different > > lenses. I didn't like it at all. It made her face look like > > oatmeal. I admit that neither of us has youthful, perfect skin > > any more, but this was really ridiculous. > > > > YMMV, and probably will. > > > > Howard Sanner > > flagstad@mindspring.com > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html