Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Light in the Delivery Room
From: Bernard <4829.g23@g23.relcom.ru>
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 21:41:35 +0400
References: <000101bfd604$c9c1d580$a373d63f@ccapr.com>

"B. D. Colen" wrote:

> Bernard, Mon Ami, hospitals are notoriously and appallingly badly lit. (One
> assumes your knowledge of them comes from watching re-runs of ER). Hallways
> often vary between fluorescent hot-spots and deep shadow, and OR's - that's
> Operating Rooms, Bernie - which is what a "delivery room" is, are flatly lit
> spaces with, as Buzz points out - he's actually seen the inside of a few
> hospitals - glaring hot-spots over the tables. It is not f 2.8 point and shoot
> land. If one needs to shoot at 2.8, which I often do in order to still use my
> 21, then one needs to shoot at 800-3200 asa if one actually wants useable
> images on film...you know, B., that plasticy stuff that goes in the back of
> the camera?.

BD, thank you for the info. Would you mind if I called you 'dad' ?

Bernard

In reply to: Message from "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> (RE: [Leica] Light in the Delivery Room)