My contention was simply that a faster (but otherwise equal) speed film is overall better for the advantages it has for MOST photography and you can always get ND filters or a better spec shutter/camera if you want to use very fast apertures in bright light.
JCO -----Original Message----- From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 3:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: B&W developers and Tri-x ?? If you read what Bob said, and what I said earlier: there is no "faster shutter speed" on some cameras. The Leica is limited to 1/1000 second, and numerous Leica shooters prefer not to go there, many of the older Pentax bodies are limited in the same or similar manner. The fastest shutter speed on any of my cameras is 1/2000 second. TMAX 400 (your chosen film for this discussion) gives 1/2000 @ F8.0 or so in bright sunlight. F8.0 is not always the ideal aperture. Wider apertures are often preferred by many photographers for artistic and creative reasons. Shel > [Original Message] > From: J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > you can always use the same aperture with > a faster film, it just means a faster shutter > speed which is almost always BETTER. > JCO > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob W [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I use my Leicas with either Scala or Tri-X. The M Leicas have a highest > shutter speed of 1/1000. Some of the older Pentaxes are limited to > 1/500, I think. The sunny-16 rule means that with Tri-X I am shooting at > 1/1000 at f11 quite a lot, when I might prefer a wider aperture. There > is very little room for wider apertures even with Scala at 200. > > This can not really be described as 'very seldom'.
