Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Digi Low Light
From: Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 06:31:33 +1000

I don't use my digilux at high iso, but I love its ability to take 
interiors with a little "support"

http://stairfirkin.com/Mayimages/L1030156.JPG

You don't get this without a lot of trouble if you are not able to 
white light.


On Monday, Jun 30, 2003, at 03:02 Australia/Melbourne, Daniel Ridings 
wrote:

> Digital and low-light is something I really appreciate.
>
> http://www.dlridings.com/paw2003/12.html
>
> This shot (an earlier paw) was done at EI 1600 and most of the others 
> (if
> you click on the "here" link) were done, in Nikon's terms, "one step 
> above
> 1600", that is, 3200. It would be difficult to do that sporting even
> without digital. I did it with film (Fujicolor 1600) and I really can't
> see the difference and when I do, digital is better. Film shots can be
> seen at:
>
> http://www.dlridings.com/paw2003/11.html and
> http://www.dlridings.com/paw2003/10.html
>
> Not to mention the work flow in getting about 70 pictures out to 
> anxiously
> waiting girls (with an attention span of about 6 hours ... after that,
> these competitions are HISTORY).
>
> Daniel
>
>
> On Sun, 29 Jun 2003, Tina Manley wrote:
>
>> At 10:15 AM 6/29/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> On Sunday, June 29, 2003, at 07:10 AM, Tina Manley wrote:
>>>
>>>> Digital is not there yet for low-light, but it's getting there.  I 
>>>> love
>>>> the depth of field of the M lenses and doubt that can be duplicated 
>>>> in
>>>> digital, but you never know!
>>>
>>> I would have agreed with Tina on this without reservation until my 
>>> recent
>>> acquisition of a Canon 10D, after playing with - er, evaluating - one
>>> owned by friend Bill Nelsch.
>>>
>>> Its low light performance is, in a word, excellent. To my eyes it 
>>> matches
>>> film through ISO 800, and produces usable if pixelated images at ISO 
>>> 1600.
>>> At ISO 400 it is at least as good as film for my purposes, perhaps 
>>> better.
>>
>>
>> That's great news, Will!  I can't wait to try it out. Hope UPS gets 
>> here
>> early tomorrow!
>>
>> Tina
>>
>>
>> Tina Manley, ASMP
>> www.tinamanley.com
>>
>> photos available from:
>> www.pdiphotos.com
>> www.workbookstock.com
>> www.mira.com
>>
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>
Alastair

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