Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Leica mind set certainly the Leica rangefinder camera mind set is centered on street shooting. Street photographers it should go without saying shoot in all kinds of unpredictable conditions and many of them push their film as a matter of course. And certainly shoot the fastest film they can find. And often after getting the fastest film they push it. There's a thing we get from Tech expert people like Erwin about getting the maximum out of Leica glass one needs slow film. Tripods. Sand bags. Not street photography - to shoot a building or a tree or a landscape like this. Its a thing you can do with Leica but its not certainly the first thing photographers think about when they think Leica M. commercial photography. Landscapes. If you're out shooting with a Leica there should be no mystery about the advantages for film speed. Or sensor speed. Your film speed is never as fast as you'd like it to be. Except when your out shooting during your lunch break outside in the noon day sun. -- Mark R. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/winterdays/ > From: John McMaster <john at chiaroscuro.co.nz> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:44:33 +1300 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] B&W Leica? Higher ISO > > Thanks, I had been hoping for shots of people running down sidewalks at > night ;-) > > 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 > > -----Original Message----- > > Here's some example shots > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > -- > Mark R. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/winterdays/ > > >> >> I think Kens comment went whoosh..... >> >> Have you got any example shots? >> >> john >> ________________________________________ >> >> >> If you're like me without a flash you never tried got get someone running > at >> night. But once you've used a modern full frame DSLR you'll realize that's >> well within your capability. The shock doesn't come then. It comes when > you >> find yourself in a situation wanting to do that but you cant as you're > gear >> you're using that does is not up to it. >> Then the idea of telling people at night to hold still for the photo and >> stand together in a straight line becuae you're shooting wide open will > not >> be at all appealing. >> Stand in a straight line. And hold real still. >> Vs >> Do whatever you want. >> >> -- >> Mark R. >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/winterdays/ >> >> >>> From: Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:40:43 -0500 >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] B&W Leica? Higher ISO >>> >>> On 3/15/2012 5:24 PM, Sonny Carter wrote: >>>> On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 5:04 PM, Mark Rabiner<mark at rabinergroup.com> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> For capturing fast action at night. >>>>> It gets dark. People don't slow down. >>>>> They run down dark sidewalks. The other photographers can easily get > it. >>>>> You >>>>> can't. Not good. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I'm trying to remember the last time I tried to shoot someone running > down >>>> a dark sidewalk. >>>> >>>> >>> That probably happens a lot in LA and NY. Oh wait, we're talking about >>> photo gear. >>> >>> Ken >>> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information