Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/02/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am with Ric, RAW all the way, especially with a camera as limited as the M8 (in terms of resolution and high ISO performance) I would not dream of shooting JPG. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://[www.greatpix.eu](http://www.greatpix.eu) PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator YNWA > On 15 February 2022 at 16:24 RicCarter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > > I LOVE shooting my M8 with an old first gen rigid Summicron 50. Seems to > perfectly tame the ?digital? look. > > It?s also fun for infrared play. > > Why you?d want to lose the safety of the RAW escapes me though. > > ric > > > > > On Feb 15, 2022, at 10:10 AM, Jean-Michel Mertz via LUG <lug at > > leica-users.org> wrote: > > > > > > Dear Luggers, > > I bought an M8 back in 2010. I've used it ever since for colour > > photography, shooting in raw and then developing my pictures in > > Lightroom. I think this camera produces great pictures despite its basic > > flaws - its infrared sensitivity and the 1.33 crop factor. In fact the > > lens you choose helps a lot ! (I use a summicron 35 on a daily basis). > > > > Now there's a good number of photographers who have come to realize that > > this camera also produces fairly good B&W pictures. Some even compare > > them to pictures taken with the M Monochrom. My point here is not the > > conversion we all do from raw files to B&W, thanks to LR, PS, etc. I'd > > like to know what your opinion is on shooting direct JPEG files in B&W > > and then developing the pictures for example in Silver E. I've seen some > > really smashing JPEG + SE pictures. Of course, you can't have large > > prints. Of course, you won't have the possibility to resort to your raw > > files in colour should you need to work on details. > > > > I've recently done a few pictures with my M8 + a 1949 Elmar 50, 3.5. > > It's (almost) like shooting film. I mean, I get the same thrill. The > > pictures have a nostalgic quality I miss when shooting colour and then > > converting the files to B&W. And having a look at the LCD display is, > > after all, a good way to assess the picture - a bit faster than darkroom > > work ! > > > > Is the M8 the "poor man's monochrom" ? > > > > Thanks for your answers and any advice that might help me get the most > > (the best !) out of my M8 ! > > > > JM > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information