Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Noctilux vs. Summicron
From: Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch>
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 21:18:25 +0100
References: <3A13641E.4BDBB869@camera-craftsman.com>

Simon,

I have run into this situation many times. Holding the camera steady at a
slow speed is no good if the subject is moving. Hence, I often use the
Noctilux with an 800 or 1600 film to make sure that I can keep the shutter
speeds up.

Nathan

Simon Stevens wrote:

> This make sense to me in terms of camera shake, but how about subject
> movement in people shots?  Have you ever run into a situation where a
> one stop difference in shutter speed has made the difference between an
> acceptably sharp subject (say a person engaged in converstation) and an
> unnacceptably blurry one?
>
> Seems pretty possible to me.
>
> Simon Stevens (who doesn't yet own a Nocti, but I can dream . . . .)

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In reply to: Message from Simon Stevens <simon@camera-craftsman.com> ([Leica] Re: Noctilux vs. Summicron)