[Leica] City Lights

[douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)]

Hi Ted,
Night shots  with the Minolta CLE don't work too well, it just goes on 
and on until it thinks it's grabbed enough light to make the shot look 
as if it was taken in daylight.
Douglas

Ted Grant wrote:

> Philippe Orlent offered:
> Subject: Re: [Leica] City Lights
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>> 1) Long exposure: no B setting.
>> 2) Every nightshot has awful noise.
>> 3) 400 ISO max>>>>
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> Philippe,
> Right there are all the mistakes to do it wrong!
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> 1) Set camera on automatic... that's everything...... works perfect!
> 2) In the event you looked at it using 400asa and held the print 12 
> inches
>    from your nose you'd probably see noise! In case you did.;-)
> 3) Absolutely wrong ASA/ISO setting. It's a time exposure why wouldn't
>    you shoot at ASA/ISO 100?
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> I just finished shooting a series on the cobblestone streets of Lisbon 
> all shot at 100 and they are beautiful, done with both the Digilux 2 
> and the Leicanon. And both night and day. The night scenes are 
> magical. ;-)
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> You just approached the scene in the wrong manner. Now you know how to 
> do it right,;-)  (ASA 100) why not go back and re-shoot?;-)
> ted
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