ron4ld Posted July 24, 2009 Share #1 Posted July 24, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello all, Leica newbie here, I know Leica are renowned for its street photography use, but how about for studio photography? Are you using Leica M-series for studio use? I'm especially interested in Leica MP, currently I'm using Nikon D300 which is a good camera, but I kinda dislike the mountains of options available. I like the simple philosophy of Leica Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Morten Grathe Posted July 24, 2009 Share #2 Posted July 24, 2009 The problem with the film Ms is the slow flaschsync. of 1/50 sec. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.H.G. Posted July 24, 2009 Share #3 Posted July 24, 2009 The problem with the film Ms is the slow flaschsync. of 1/50 sec. That is not a problem, but an advantage!Short sync times will kill the shadows, the lower the sync time, the better in many studio situations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnkare Posted July 24, 2009 Share #4 Posted July 24, 2009 With studio flashes, flash sync time is almost completely irrelevant. The only situation that could come into consideration would be combining available light with flashes, but that's rare in studio. If you light the picture only with flashes, the exposure time is absolutely irrelevant, at least what comes into not causing camera shake. The flashes flash so fast they freeze any movement anyway. So the flashing time kind of becomes the exposure time. About 1/10000 or less, I think. Actually, you can even have a little available light on and the flashes still usually outpower the rest so that the available light has no effect. M-Leica is a better studio camera than an SLR in the sense that the viewfinder doesn't get black during the exposure, so you are able to see exactly the moment that gets captured on the film. Maybe the framing is not exactly as precise as with an SLR, but at least they have automatic parallax compensation, which cannot be found in all rangefinder cameras. Furthermore, few SLRs have 100% view anyway. And they tend to be dimmer and M-Leica fires faster (less "shutter lag") etc etc. So, be happy to use an M-Leica in the studio! You won't be able to preview the frames with a film one, but if you know what you're doing, you shouldn't concentrate on it anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmk60 Posted July 24, 2009 Share #5 Posted July 24, 2009 That is not a problem, but an advantage!Short sync times will kill the shadows, the lower the sync time, the better in many studio situations. would you please explain this a little more? Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbaron Posted July 24, 2009 Share #6 Posted July 24, 2009 I'll have a go. If your flash exposure is 1/125 at f5.6 but the ambient light is 1/30 at f5.6 then extending the shutter time will allow more ambient light in, but not more flash. This opens up the shadows, or fills them in whichever way you want to describe it. If you change the aperture you change the flash exposure value as well as the ambient value. Ms work perfectly in the studio, provided you know your lenses well enough and can predict their depth of field. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmk60 Posted July 25, 2009 Share #7 Posted July 25, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'll have a go. If your flash exposure is 1/125 at f5.6 but the ambient light is 1/30 at f5.6 then extending the shutter time will allow more ambient light in, but not more flash. This opens up the shadows, or fills them in whichever way you want to describe it. If you change the aperture you change the flash exposure value as well as the ambient value. Ms work perfectly in the studio, provided you know your lenses well enough and can predict their depth of field. ahh, that is what he meant by saying "kill the shadows"... thanks! advantage / disadvantage = case by case.. cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Ash Posted July 25, 2009 Share #8 Posted July 25, 2009 If you use a ND-Filter in studio this will reduce the available light part. I tend to use it if I want lower dof but my studio lights are too powerfull. Regards Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morten Grathe Posted August 6, 2009 Share #9 Posted August 6, 2009 Even if the flash stops the movement, the film will still record the ghosting of fast movement on 1/50 sec. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrewer Posted August 6, 2009 Share #10 Posted August 6, 2009 I've shot a lot of static images in a studio setting with my MP Why would they put a mount on the bottom if they didn't anticipate someone would be doing this? (Okay, some people do take a tripod/monopod with them out in the field) Try it Break free from medium-format tyranny! You'll like it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnkare Posted August 6, 2009 Share #11 Posted August 6, 2009 Even if the flash stops the movement, the film will still record the ghosting of fast movement on 1/50 sec. No it doesn't if the contrast between existing light and flash light is sufficient. Which is definately the case in a studio lit only by flashes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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