Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] noctilux chess photos
From: "Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 03:31:31 +0200
References: <200108201236.IAA04265@tigercat.nyfir.pwj.com>

More proof of the magic effect of a Noctilux in certain situations, IMO.

But did you really _need_ to shoot at f/1?  Conference rooms should be
reasonably well lit (if not, there's a problem with the room).

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Rei Shinozuka" <shino@ubspainewebber.com>
To: "Leica Users Group (LUG)" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 14:36
Subject: [Leica] noctilux chess photos


> my good friend at work happens to be a International Grand Master Chess
player.
> every few years, someone in the office comes along claiming to be a great
chess
> player.  if my boss--the head of the MBS (mortgage-backed securities)
> trading desk (the guy in the second photo)--hears about it, he insists on
> a game then and there to prove who's the better man.
> typical trader mentality stuff. :-)
>
> such an impromptu challenge occurred last week.  i happened to have my M6
> and Noctilux at work, intending on testing a roll of Neopan 1600.  after hours
> when everyone was herded off the trading desk into a nearby conference room
> for the event, i was ready.  in the end, my friend vanquished the challenger,
> even after granting a 5-minute time extension.  i won't say that money did
> not change hands.
>
> here are the images:
>
> http://www.shinozuka-family.com/chess
>
> lighting was horrible, typical conference room with those
> cans shooting straight down.
>
> if nothing else, the expression of the spectators is fairly amusing.
> i enjoyed the fact that no one seemed to notice me or the camera.
>
> M6 0.85 Classic
> Noctilux 50/f1.0
> Fuji Neopan 1600 at EI 640, Xtol(1+3) 11.5 min (too flat, still testing)
> Exposure: f1.0 1/125-1/250 sec
>
> -rei
>

In reply to: Message from Rei Shinozuka <shino@ubspainewebber.com> ([Leica] noctilux chess photos)