Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What's your digi? -----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 12:25 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: RE: [Leica] Update on the digital back for the Leica R8/9 (DMR) Yes but my digi camera at 800asa is better than any 400asa film I have used (not many!) Frank --- "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote: > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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