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M43 Musings

Started Nov 19, 2015 | Discussions thread
Alan_W1 Senior Member • Posts: 1,703
Re: M43 Musings

I agree winter light-levels can be difficult in the UK,

I am fortunate that I live within easy reach of my local coast, so I tend to spend much of my free time there during winter....where the light-levels tend to be a stop or two higher.

My present g6's are very similar to my old dslr, regarding the max iso that I am prepared to go to....usually 400iso, and 800iso as a last resort.

I personally do very little hand-held photography {just the occasional bif...using my dslr}, so I am reasonably comfortable using medium/slow shutter speeds of maybe 1/60sec as a minimum via my monopod or tripod {these type of shutter speeds were very common for me during my slide-shooting days...due to 50asa>100asa use, or 400asa max with b&w}.

If shooting inland during winter, I tend to spend my time in moorland/marsh/scrub habitats, so the light-levels are not too bad {compared to wooded area's}....although the sun rarely rises above my local hills in winter, so the light is often quite bland.

The reality for me is that telephoto lens speed is a much higher priority, than camera/lens weight....partly for the above reasons.

For the last few years I have become almost entirely dedicated to wildlife video though, and therefore UK winter light-levels have become far less restrictive for me, due to video shutter speed requirements.

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