Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dizel, > 35/1.4 is too front-heavy HUH? It's a very small lense and isn't "front-heavy" at all! If you're talking about the 75/1.4, that "heavy" balances the camera/lense perfectly, IMO, as well as adds extra weight which is essential to dampening camera movement/vibration at the very low speeds. Heavy is your friend when it comes to low light photography. > and you > will rarely > need that speed IMO My experience is the extra stop is very useful, as I shoot mostly all existing light, low light. It makes the difference between being able to get a reasonably sharp shot, and a fuzzy shot. You sometimes can't just use faster film, as you also increase grain. I can very nicely shoot with either Neopan 1600 or Tri-X at 800, and get very decent shots. There's also the depth of field issue. If you like "bokeh", then the 1.4 will give you much better out of focus renderings, since the extra stop will throw a significantly larger part of the image out of focus. Austin - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html