Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]no he uses a top canon digital monster simon - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric" <ericm@pobox.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 10:46 PM Subject: [Leica] Re: Help requested! i,ve been challenged for a duel by a Canon owner > Simon: > > >A pro friend of mine who does sports and is good enough to test for both > >Nikon and Canon has challenged me for a low light duel. > > Is he using a film camera? If so, you should both use the same film. > > I'm not sure it would be much of a duel if one guy shows up with a single > shot pistol and the other is carrying a shoulder missile launcher. :) > > >What can I expect from his state of the art Canon,s in ISO,s and lenses? > > State of the art for low light would probably be their image stabilized > lenses. The newest ones gain about 3 stops. If your friend can hand hold a > 90 at 1/60th of a second and come away with sharp images, your friend can > now do the same at 1/8 second. The 70-200 f2.8 is equivalent in handholding > ability to 70-200 f1!! > > If it's a duel, you should both shoot similar shots. If you're wanting to > stack the odds in your favor, I'd include light sources in the frame. I > have no idea how the top of the line modern Canon lenses handle flare. > > Good luck, and let us know how you fare! > > > Eric > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html