On Feb 15, 2013, at 2:27 AM, Walt wrote: > On 2/14/2013 1:56 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: >> On Thu, Feb 14, 2013, Walt wrote: >>> Here's another that was a bit noisier, so I softened it a bit to >>> give it a little glow: >>> >>> http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8473322049/ >>> f/3.2, 1/60 sec., ISO 6400 >>> >>> (I'm really impressed with ISO 6400, BTW!) >> One thing I appreciate about you posting these photos is that they're >> definitely pushing me away from taking Larry's advice to bring the >> 50/1.4 on my trip. (I'm already bringing the 16-50/2.8 and 35/2.8 >> macro, and one of my goals is to minimize kit size. I'm not expecting >> to take many low-light photos, and your photos are persuasive that 2.8 >> should handle the situations I might run into.) > Well, I'm glad I was able to at least provide some guidance. I stick close > f/2.8 because that's what I was told was the sweet spot for the 50/1.4 -- so, > I wouldn't rule out taking it for that fact alone. Seems to me you could get > some great shots that way.
I suppose that the worst case is that Aahz calls me to fedex a 50/1.4 next day air to his ships next port of call. -- Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
