Glen, It's faster films that raised the top speed of camea bodies. Although speeds of 1/2000 to 1/8000th are nice specs, you don't use them. And they are not that useful. 1/1000th is good enough to stop action. To get the stop action you dream about, you need strobe flash and 1/10,000 or shorter times. The higher speeds are for when you have 800 to 3200 ASA film loaded and find yourself shooting in bright lights. If you have 1600 film loaded and want to take photos in bright sunlight, get a 4x neutral density filter. Regards, Bob S.
On 9/8/07, Glen Tortorella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thank you, Bob... > > Yes, this applies to any body with a max of 1/1000, and, yes, the > speed of the film is a critical matter. For instance, when I use 400 > speed film, I find that I rarely, if ever, need anything above > 1/1000. I am interested, though, to ascertain whether or not I would > find myself particularly limited when using 100 speed film (which is > the lowest I go). I would perhaps like to invest more in earlier > bodies and lenses, but before doing so, I would like to have some > more feedback with regard to the matter of speed...and, before I > forget, I suppose the light gathering capability of one's lens would > be a factor, too. > > Regards, > Glen > > On Sep 8, 2007, at 4:14 PM, Bob W wrote: > > > I suppose this applies to any camera with a fastest speed of 1/1000, > > such as Leica Ms. It can be limiting - it really rather depends on > > what speed film you have in your camera. > > > > -- > > Bob > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > >> Behalf Of Glen Tortorella > >> Sent: 08 September 2007 21:10 > >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> Subject: Speed Range of "Earlier" Pentax Bodies > >> > >> Hi all, > >> > >> I have a question for those who own "earlier" Pentax models--those > >> bodies with a maximum shutter speed of 1/1000. Do you folks find > >> this limiting--both in terms of your corresponding aperture choices > > > >> and in terms of action photography? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Glen > >> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> PDML@pdml.net > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
