Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/27

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Subject: [Leica] Noct @F1 vs. color
From: s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov)
Date: Sun Jun 27 19:15:01 2004

Or, deep shadow, with its blue cast.
S. Dimitrov


> From: "Greg Locke" <locke@straylight.ca>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 21:15:42 -0230
> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Noct @F1 vs. color
> 
> I would suspect the source of your very low light at as the reason for the
> colour shift, not the lens.
> 
> Thing about it. When we are working in low light what is the most common
> light source?
> 
> ...small warm light bulbs giving flat low contrast light, hence orange
> slides. Or green if flourescent.
> 
> Greg Locke
> St. John's, Newfoundland
> http://blog.greglocke.com
> 
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: lug-bounces+locke=straylight.ca@leica-users.org
>> [mailto:lug-bounces+locke=straylight.ca@leica-users.org] On
>> Behalf Of Richard F. Man
>> Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2004 5:53 PM
>> To: lug@leica-users.org
>> Subject: [Leica] Noct @F1 vs. color
>> 
>> What I notice (duh...) is that at very low light where one
>> needs the Noctilux at F1, or F1.2, the color contrast is very
>> low, and typically there are color casts. Perhaps it's
>> because I only shoot slides? Would color neg, like the Fuji
>> Superia etc. be better? Or do I give up and just have to
>> shoot B&W where the Noct' excels?
>> 
>> (A little moot currently since I sold my Noct' so I can
>> afford a Tri-Elmar, but I suspect I may get another Noct at
>> some point) Interestingly, on my personal favorite page, for
>> my wife's pics, two are Noct's:
>> http://www.dragonsgate.net/photosite/karisu/index.html
>> 
>> 2nd row, first one on left, and 4th row, last one on right.
>> 
>> // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me
>> directly, please use richard@imagecraft.com)
>> 
> 
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In reply to: Message from locke at straylight.ca (Greg Locke) ([Leica] Noct @F1 vs. color)