M9 does action on the streets of Bangkok Thailand...very easily

[leicashot]

A few shots from the streets of Bangkok. Leica M9/35/1.4 ASPH. Focusing is a breeze if you know what you're doing 🙄

All shot between ISO 800-1600 at 1/500 sec from f/1.4-2

 

[Keith]

Great photos ... and what about the athleticism of these guys?

Amazing!

 

[leicashot]

Great photos ... and what about the athleticism of these guys?

Amazing!

Yeah I was absolutely amazed at what these guys can do. Wish I had more time there with them.

 

[icebear]

Leicashot,

great Leica shots ;-)). Even on a shabby screen these pictures look fantastic. Who's gonna ask for better high ISO performance ?? 😀
Cheers

 

[jaapv]

We had a report from Mitch that the M9 viewfinder (or rather exposure display) and LCD were totally useless in Thai light. What is your opinion?

 

[user237428934]

How cool is that? Good photos.

 

[myM8yogi]

Awesomeness


(Apparently a post needs 10 characters in the text, so I had to make up a new word...)

 

[craygc]

Fantastic ...I love watch Thais play Sepak Takraw

 

[Spyro]

Cool shots... 1600 looks clean enough to me!

 

[Luna]

Who's gonna ask for better high ISO performance ?? 😀

Me. But then again I tend to shoot in darker places then lit takraw courts.

PS:
Nice set.

 

[Steve Ash]

But do you need 1/500s of a second then? I still claim that high iso performance is highly overrated.

Regards
Steve

PS: Most interesting sport photography since quite a while.

Me. But then again I tend to shoot in darker places then lit takraw courts.

PS:
Nice set.

 

[gdmcclintock]

Spectacular!

 

[martin s]

This is my favorite, but they're all really nice.

martin

 

[leicashot]

Leicashot,

great Leica shots ;-)). Even on a shabby screen these pictures look fantastic. Who's gonna ask for better high ISO performance ?? 😀
Cheers

While there are better ISO performers out there, such as my D3s, ISO 1600 is good enough, at least as good as film, so it's already as good as the film alternative in M.

 

[leicashot]

We had a report from Mitch that the M9 viewfinder (or rather exposure display) and LCD were totally useless in Thai light. What is your opinion?

No offense but that notion is ridiculous. Maybe the 'red shirts' have something to do with it 🙁

How could 'Thai light' affect anything compared to other light?

 

[leicashot]

But do you need 1/500s of a second then? I still claim that high iso performance is highly overrated.

Regards
Steve

PS: Most interesting sport photography since quite a while.

Yes, i did need 1/500 sec, or I could have slowed it down for effect. The biggest mistake snappers make is to select shutter speeds that are NOT fast enough. Honestly it is this point alone that distinguishes the average snappers from the good photographers.

I'd rather a grainier, sharper image than the alternative.

 

[leicashot]

I also completed a story on the 'Miss Tiffany's Universe 2010' contest for transsexuals in Pattaya. Story is on my website. www.kristiandowling.com. All shot with a Leica M9 + 35/1.4 ASPH and Nikon D3s and 21/28/35/50Mak/100Mak Zeiss Lenses.

Thanks to PopFlash for supporting this project.

Cheers

 

[snausages]

What the hell sport is that? Volleyball only using feet? Insane. Great pics.

 

[denmark.yuzon]

This is great! All the shots are very nice. It looks like a one hell of a match.. if I were there, I wouldn't get my face too close to the net.. I don't want a shoe in my face. LOL...

 

[Keith]

Compliments to the photographer aside it's a little hard to evaluate the high ISO performanec of any digital camera let alone the M9 with black and white.

I can produce very acceptable results with my M8 at 1600 or 2500 for that matter in black and white but it's a somewhat different story if I want colour.

I would have to imagine this sport has it's share of wrist injuries! 😱