Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Daniel: great shots. Others: I can honestly vouch for Daniel's film credentials, having just sold him a bunch of MF film and 135 Delta 3200... Nathan Daniel Ridings wrote: > Well, I'll probably get lambasted for posting a Nikon digital image > instead of a Leica one, but to my defense, I have posted a Leica image or > two in the past. > > This time I just didn't have time for processing, scanning, dust removal, > Photoshop work etc. I'm going away. > > So I used digital. I still didn't want to use a flash so I set the > exposure index at what Nikon calls "HI-2". That's two stops less than ISO > 1600, or in other words EI 6400. I've never even bothered to try film at > 6400. It just won't cut it. Just too contrasty. > > The first shot is color: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/Louice-jam-sessions/DSC_0828 > > Now the green cast was there. Earlier I've mentioned a string of Christmas > tree lights ... this is it. > > The second one is the same shot, but I converted to a gamma 2.2 grey > profile (went from sRGB -> 2.2 gamma grey profile). There are, I > understand, many more sophisticated ways of doing this, I don't know them. > But I can honestly admit that there are good reasons to do so. It more or > less confirms, even with an amateur attempt, that digital is better than > film in low-light. This coming from someone other than the usual group who > has always said this. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/Louice-jam-sessions/DSC_0828g > > I'll be using film as steadily as before, but if I ever really, really > need EI 6400, I know what I'll do. > > I'm curious as to what others think. > > Best, > Daniel > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com