Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Boon Hwee, Nathan I( agree with you about the leica's 1/1000 limitation. Thats why I use mostly Ilford PAN-F 50 ASA with my Summilux. Didier >Hi > >i would like to chime in and agree with Nathan. One of the "problems" with >Leica M gear is the fact that often in the day, outdoors, i am unable to >shoot with anything less than f5.6 in the part of the world where i live >(near the equator). Esp with Tri-X rated at 400 :) There would have been >no bokeh to speak of, esp with my wides! > >Conversely, the Canon digital would be able to pull off a f1.4, 1/4000, >with variable ISO according to time of day and position of the sun :) > >nicely spotted Nathan! i once saw a monkey perched on top of a cyclist in >Beijing, but my M was in the bag! argh :P > >Boon Hwee > >On 06-Sep-04, at AM 11:55, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > >>Hi Didier, >> >>No doubt you are right. However, I have to say that in this particular >>situation--walking around and snapping quick pictures in bright >>sunshine--I doubt that I would have had my Summilux wide open. More >>likely at f4 or f5.6, similar to the Sigma, especially since the maximum >>shutter speed of the M6 is only 1/1000. But the bokeh would still have >>been better. I have since bought a couple of fast Canon lenses--1.4/50mm, >>1.8/85mm--which do have quite nice bokeh too, but again, in the situation >>at hand, I probably would have had the aperture set to something smaller >>than wide open. >> >>Nathan >> >>Didier Ludwig wrote: >>>Nathan, >>>I like the first one most >>>>http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_36.jpg >>>But I can't abstain from the comment that with a open Summi or Nocti, >>>you'd have had more and nicer Bokeh than with your Sigma ... :~D >>>Didier >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Leica Users Group. >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >>-- >>Nathan Wajsman >>Almere, The Netherlands >> >>General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com >>Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>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 >