Johnmcd
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Show us how steady you are
I think 800 iso is the sweet spot for low light with the R-D1. Therefore I like to keep it there and go the lower shutter speed when necessary.
How low can you go and still be sharp?
To start the ball rolling.
800 iso - 1/8 sec at F2.8 (from memory) Nokton 40
Cheers,
John
I think 800 iso is the sweet spot for low light with the R-D1. Therefore I like to keep it there and go the lower shutter speed when necessary.
How low can you go and still be sharp?
To start the ball rolling.
800 iso - 1/8 sec at F2.8 (from memory) Nokton 40

Cheers,
John
thafred
silver addict
Great shot John, looks very sharp for 1/8th! also the quality is very good 
my lower limit seems to be 1/8th too (with my 40 or 28 lens).. thou sometimes I can go as low as 1/4th and still get a usable image:
my lower limit seems to be 1/8th too (with my 40 or 28 lens).. thou sometimes I can go as low as 1/4th and still get a usable image:

Johnmcd
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Thanks.
Nice capture of the 'hustle and bustle'. Blurry in all the right places
Cheers,
John
Nice capture of the 'hustle and bustle'. Blurry in all the right places
Cheers,
John
chambrenoire
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Yashica Mat @ 1/25, f/3.5 with Kodak Portra 160NC
Johnmcd
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chambrenoire said:Yashica Mat @ 1/25, f/3.5 with Kodak Portra 160NC
Gotta love the 6x6!
chambrenoire
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Oops, didn't see this thread was in the R-D1 section 
Sorry!
Sorry!
Johnmcd
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chambrenoire said:Oops, didn't see this thread was in the R-D1 section
Sorry!
Enjoyed seeing it anyway
Keeping my eye out for a cheap MF but maybe it's just GAS!
chambrenoire
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Try out a TLR like the Yashica Mat / Rolleiflex, if you're lucky you can find one for 0-100$ in good condition. I bought my Yashica Mat for about $80 and it works like a clock. The Pentacon Six TL are nice too with Carl Zeiss Jena lenses, the 80/2.8 Biometar is superb. Good luck with the MF!
Don Gage
Newbie
Johnmcd
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Don Gage said:View attachment 54738John,
Here is my "How slow can you go?" image.
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1/4 second @f5.6 handheld in the lobby of the Bellagio Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV.
Don.
Great shot Don. The blur of moving people gives it life. Thanks.
John
payasam
a.k.a. Mukul Dube
Don't see why this thread should be specific to the R-D1.
With an M Leica or a 35 mm SLR, I have usually been safe down to 1/4 sec. with normal and wide lenses. Couldn't manage it, though, with the IIIc I had, and cannot manage it (yet) with my digital SLR.
With an M Leica or a 35 mm SLR, I have usually been safe down to 1/4 sec. with normal and wide lenses. Couldn't manage it, though, with the IIIc I had, and cannot manage it (yet) with my digital SLR.
nksyoon
Well-known
1/15 at ISO1600 - reasonably sharp
2.3 secs at ISO1600 - not sharp

2.3 secs at ISO1600 - not sharp

Geo
Established
jl-lb.ms
John A. Lever

1/15
Bill Blackwell
Leica M Shooter
I read your headline a little differently...
When I was on vacation last month I visited an air museum on Phoenix, AZ, where there was a toy plane setting among the much larger "real things."
This was a peddle plane designed for a six or seven year-old measuring about three feet from front to back.
So I put my camera on the floor and took the picture.
When I was on vacation last month I visited an air museum on Phoenix, AZ, where there was a toy plane setting among the much larger "real things."
This was a peddle plane designed for a six or seven year-old measuring about three feet from front to back.
So I put my camera on the floor and took the picture.
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nikon_sam
Shooter of Film...
Bill,
That's what I thought too...but then saw the pictures and captions and had to rethink this thread...
With a RF I think I got as low as 1/15...the same with a Yashicamat 124g...
That's what I thought too...but then saw the pictures and captions and had to rethink this thread...
With a RF I think I got as low as 1/15...the same with a Yashicamat 124g...
Johnmcd
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Geo said:Paris / Metro
This is my "how low can you go" shot; 1/10th and ISO1600, while I was leaning
against a wall.
Geo
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Fantastic - love the colour and the composition!
georgef
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ZorkiKat
ЗоркийК&
1 or 1/2 second. R-D1s + Jupiter-3 50mm @f/1,5. Camera set on BW mode at ISO 1600). Hand held, not too sharp because the subjects didn't hold still 

Johnmcd
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ZorkiKat said:1 or 1/2 second. R-D1s + Jupiter-3 50mm @f/1,5. Camera set on BW mode at ISO 1600). Hand held, not too sharp because the subjects didn't hold still![]()
This photo has 'life'! And life doesn't stand still... Great capture.
John
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