Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/06

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Alternate to current 35mm ASPH?
From: Dante Stella <dante@umich.edu>
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2003 11:55:53 -0400

I am not a huge believer in shutter speeds below the reciprocal of the 
lens length, but you can eke out 1/15 easily with the ASPH, due to its 
weight and aided by an electromagnetic shutter release.

On Sunday, April 6, 2003, at 01:19 AM, Martin Howard wrote:

> D Khong wrote:
>
>> Now I am itching to ask,
>> How do you arrive at the gain in two stops?
>
> 50mm f/2.0.  Largest aperture: f/2.0.  Slowest usable shutter speed: 
> 1/60s (or 1/30s).
> 35mm f/1.4.  Largest aperture: f/1.4.  Slowest usable shutter speed: 
> 1/30s (or 1/15s).
>
> The shorter focal length typically lets you get away with one stop 
> slower shutter speed.  Total gain = two stops.
>
> M.
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