Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> frustrating that my Pentax K5 does ISO 6400 far better than any Leica does > ISO 2500. I think you mean any (current) colour Leica ;-) John > -----Original Message----- > > Yes Richard, it is the content, and I have certainly advocated that > position > many times. Yet it is disappointing that Leica is unable to give us good > high(ish) ISO. Yes, occasionally an image shot at 1250 or 2500 is usable, > but > just as often it is not. I know that in the film days we were happy with > grainy > film images at 1600, but the goal posts have moved, and it is utterly > frustrating that my Pentax K5 does ISO 6400 far better than any Leica does > ISO 2500. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > On Dec 30, 2012, at 4:26 AM, Richard Man wrote: > > > Let the avalanche begins :-)? > > > > I have two 13x19 prints hanging on my wall now taken ISO 2000. They > > are in the 2011 LUG book. Look quite nice. > > > > For certain photography, it's not the (lack of) noise, it's not the > > composition, it's not even the light. It's the content. > > > > > > On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 7:11 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> > wrote: > > > >> > >> http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/photography- > blog/2012/dec/28/l > >> eica-m-e-rangefinder-photography?intcmp=ILCMUSTXT9387 > >> > >> john > >>