Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/25

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Subject: [Leica] noctilux vs. the cheap alternative
From: Kyle Cassidy <cassidy@netaxs.com>
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 09:54:02 -0400 (EDT)

[bob was complaining about camera shake]

the other alternative (to buying a noctilux) is to just push your film two
stops. tri-x does very nicely at 800 or 1600. not to mention the wide
variety of high speed (i.e. 3200 etc) films on the market today. this shot
of chip is hp5 at 1600:

http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/pix/pad/18/chip.jpg

there ya go. cheap lux. 


the ever practical,

kc

Replies: Reply from "Bryan Caldwell" <bcaldwell@softcom.net> (Re: [Leica] noctilux vs. the cheap alternative)