Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Lens choice--sole lens for M6
From: Ruralmopics@aol.com
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 20:12:38 EST

In messages dated 12/15/99 5:40:49 PM, jkoplen@mindspring.com writes:

<< I am

contemplating a limited M6 outfit for people pictures indoors, especially

pre-kindergarten children in their classes and casual stuff taken at adult

social events . . . Since the school has

generous fluorescent lighting mixed with incoming window light, I anticipate

that I will choose B/W over color for the classroom photos. >>

A fluorescent lit classroom is not a low light situation. If you use 400 
speed black and white you can shoot at 1/15 @ f8 and basically forget focus 
with wideangle lenses.

<<It is hard for me to think that I can focus the 50-R and 35-R indoors on

low-luminance faces accurately enough for f/2 shooting, but I plan to give

it a more serious dry run tomorrow, using the technique you described and

looking for consistency on the lens markings. Any other ideas on that

challenge. I thought of using the kids' shiny hair and hoping that DOF would

get me by for the face.>>

Rules are made to be broken I guess but a pretty safe rule is ALWAYS focus on 
the eyes. That's where you want your viewer to look, not the hair.

Bob (I'm back, at least for awhile) McEowen