Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/14

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Subject: [Leica] 3200 Speed Film
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 20:54:55 -0500

At 01:02 AM 11/15/2000 GMT, Dan S wrote:
>You're right on about the high speed film fetish.  I guess there are times 
>for everything, but in 20+ years of available light photography I have never 
>needed film faster than 400asa.  It's frankly amazing to me that a 
>photographer who would dump so much into Leica lenses would even accept the 
>results of a 3200 speed film.
>


Uh ... you should be shooting in some of my venues.  3200 (exposed at 1200)
is necessary with an f/1.4 lens wide-open to get to 1/4 second -- and, if
I've not been drinking (unlikely!) and can lean against a support, I can
barely accomodate.  Fine, with a Noctilux I'd be at 1/2 second -- and
$3,000 poorer!  I have the 1/4" to spare, but not the $3,000!

But, thank heavens for TMZ and 3200 Delta.  These films make parties out of
murk.

Marc

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