Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/25

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Subject: [Leica] Update on the digital back for the Leica R8/9 (DMR)
From: bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen)
Date: Sat Sep 25 19:20:26 2004

It all depends what you use the camera for. I agree whole heartedly with
Lucian - particularly at this stage in digital development. But if you
shoot K64, or similarly slow films all the time, you'd be happy with a
digital with a top ISO of a staggering 200. Which is what makes for
horse races...or horse walks in this case.. ;-)

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
FRANK DERNIE
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 5:20 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Update on the digital back for the Leica R8/9 (DMR)



It is interesting how varied we are. I have been
taking pictures for over 40 years now and have never
even tried a film faster than 400asa, and I did that
when I started as a teenager, and repeated from time
to time to see what the fuss is about. I usually use
Kodachrome 64, hence my need for a Leica as I am using
wide apertures most of the time here in England. The
only time I needed faster was in a crypt where the
Kings of the Navarre are buried, there I used 800asa
on my Canon D30 and got results way better than I
would have had on film, it was a decisive moment for
me. 
I can't imagine using >800asa as a matter of course! 
Frank

--- Lucien <director@ubi.edu> wrote: > 
> mehrdad wrote :
> 
> >
> > Lucien, the maximum iso is not at important as the
> maximum usable and
> > for
> > that we have to wait.
> >
> 
> Mehrdad,
> 
> In September, if the maximum ISO setting is still
> 800, I'll know that
> I'll never buy it. No need of a test.
> 
> Lucien
> 
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