Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It all depends what you use the camera for. I agree whole heartedly with Lucian - particularly at this stage in digital development. But if you shoot K64, or similarly slow films all the time, you'd be happy with a digital with a top ISO of a staggering 200. Which is what makes for horse races...or horse walks in this case.. ;-) -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of FRANK DERNIE Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 5:20 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Update on the digital back for the Leica R8/9 (DMR) It is interesting how varied we are. I have been taking pictures for over 40 years now and have never even tried a film faster than 400asa, and I did that when I started as a teenager, and repeated from time to time to see what the fuss is about. I usually use Kodachrome 64, hence my need for a Leica as I am using wide apertures most of the time here in England. The only time I needed faster was in a crypt where the Kings of the Navarre are buried, there I used 800asa on my Canon D30 and got results way better than I would have had on film, it was a decisive moment for me. I can't imagine using >800asa as a matter of course! Frank --- Lucien <director@ubi.edu> wrote: > > mehrdad wrote : > > > > > Lucien, the maximum iso is not at important as the > maximum usable and > > for > > that we have to wait. > > > > Mehrdad, > > In September, if the maximum ISO setting is still > 800, I'll know that > I'll never buy it. No need of a test. > > Lucien > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for > more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information