The problem with ND's as a solution is they affect focusing and composition unless you keep removing them. Not a real issue on a tripod, but not so great for handheld shooting.
That's why I try and keep teh fast film in my F100 (1/8000 max shutter) rather than using it in my F2 or Sportmatic. I also try and keep one MF back with fast film and one with slow film (harder to do, as I've got one back dedicated to colour and one to B&W, I really could find a use for 3-4 backs). -Adam Bob Sullivan wrote: > 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
