Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mar 16, 2012, at 12:11 AM, Sonny Carter wrote: > Jay, High ISO did not even come close to being an issue when I bought the > M9. > > I own several M lenses that I enjoy, that give me great results shooting > the cats here on the Serengeti plains of Natchitoches. > > I'm happy that you can shoot at dusk in India, and Mark can shoot running > people in Manhattan. I really am. > > It doesn't make me cry that I do differently. I'm not wringing my hands > over the issue. > > I've not come close to becoming an expert with my M9, but I'm liking every > moment of it. > > That's the difference. You and Mark crow about a camera that you have to > fiddle and futz with and play with twelve menus, that is noisy and heavy > and the lens mounts the wrong way. And you have to have the best and the > fastest, but you know, I don't care what you do. If that is what you want, > so be it. > > I'll take pictures, and nod at you, and say, nice camera, all the while > loving my decision to buy the M9. amen > > > On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 12:38 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at > gmail.com>wrote: > >> No it is not - but it helps a lot. Here is a shot (and the next one) >> at ISO6400 after sunset in a village: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/_JGJ0870-EditBW.jpg.html >> >> See it large - the result, given the conditions ( very low light, >> shooting into a house, etc - if you look, the lights are on inside) is >> more than acceptable, there is no smearing, the grain is natural and >> the black and white tones are as good as you can get - in fact, most >> people who have seen the print cannot believe that it is ISO6400. >> IMHO, it is indispensable in both my favourite genres of street and >> wildlife. In the former it allows you to shoot in very low light with >> impunity, and in the latter it allows for very high shutter speeds to >> capture action in indifferent light, which is the norm in the dense >> Indian forests. I just leave my Nikon D700 routinely in Auto ISO mode >> with an upper limit of 6400, and change the minimum shutter speed >> depending on the lens/subject. >> >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 10:14 AM, John McMaster <john at >> chiaroscuro.co.nz> >> wrote: >> >>> Obviously there is a place for high ISO (actually high ASA the way we are >>> talking about it) but it is not the be all and end all in image >> quality... >>> >>> john >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com/look/ > http://sonc-hegr.tumblr.com/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information