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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Playing with high ISOs and Oly lenses.
From: philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD)
Date: Sun May 4 14:35:48 2008
References: <481E0022.9090703@tele2.fr> <00d201c8ae2b$ce791e50$6101a8c0@jimnichols>

I find ISO 1600 lousy indoors, but workable when light is there - 
convenient if you don't have a stab long lens.
what body are you using?
phx


Jim Nichols wrote:

> Philippe,
>
> Thanks for sharing.  I've been doing similar experiments with the Oly 
> 14-54. I found out yesterday that ISO 1600 is usable outdoors and can 
> be improved with the Neat Image plug-in.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philippe AMARD" 
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> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Playing with high ISOs and Oly lenses.
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>> Preamble : Sorry for duplicates if you're a Leica Reflex subscriber - 
>> remote access didn't allow posting to the LUG over the past days.
>>
>> For curious and experimenting minds : I found a few minutes yesterday 
>> to play with the gear - Ted's advice - and I wanted to share some 
>> results :
>>
>> Red Dot - Maksushika merge in the mating,  (lens is Alice's Oly 
>> 40-150 or my 70-300, I don't remember as I fiuddled with both) :
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/Red+Dot.jpg.html>
>>
>> Cat in the shade : High ISO for experiment - highlights out of range 
>> on the nose - lens is Oly 70-300:
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/Mitsibou.jpg.html>
>>
>> Tractors in the distance (hazy and late afternoon) - shadow side at 
>> 800, plus live view and JPEG, which means the Oly at 300 becomes a 
>> mighty 1200 in 35mm terms, distance is about 500 yards. 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/Tractor.jpg.html
>>
>> and against the sun at ISO 1600 - blue cast results from my fiddling 
>> to get the haze out.
>> Distance is about 1km. Both handheld.
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/Tractor2.jpg.html
>>
>> More "fun shots" and experiments on page 4 of my playground.
>> Comments and advice welcome as usual.
>> Phx
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