Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]2006-03-25-12:07:41 Douglas Herr: > I'm sure there was a learning curve for the SL2 & K64 as well but that was > so long ago that it's been completely obliterated from my memory ;-) I > expect that some day the DMR will be as instinctive as the Leicaflexes are. I think it'll help a lot that you're used to shooting 'chromes, since the exposure discipline is the same -- expose to avoid blowing out the highlights. I think you'll be pleased by how much detail can be found buried in shadows with digital in genaral and the DMR in particular. The only thing I'm having trouble with with the DMR (and I'd love hints from the assembled company) is weird-looking, slightly splotchy colors in low, mixed light at the highest ISOs (compared to the really forgiving Canons). I think I've tracked it down to a particularly noisy blue channel. Maybe there's some sophisticated way to smooth that channel out which the ace Photoshop workers here can point to, but so far I've gotten the most appealing results in low light (and good, on an absolute scale, compared to what I was able to get with fast B&W films) by tossing out the blue channel and mixing red and green to gray. But as far as I've seen, you don't do the skulking-about-in-the-dark sort of photography. Your way of working should play to the strengths of the DMR, and I look forward to seeing/hearing how it compares to some of your accustomed slide films once you've gotten through the teething phase.