Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Walt, I'm not sure completely why, but the files from the DMR are in "general" better than the files I can get from the best Nikon 5000 scanner from slide film: this may not be true in the number of pixels, but it seems to be true in what I could call "tissue contrast" ie you get more range from the digital chain than from the hybrid one Cheers On 04/11/2006, at 13:57, Walt Johnson wrote: > Ted > > I am curious as to one thing. While most of this arcane jargon is > familiar to me does any of it make better images? Are any of the > images ( and I am including long-time pro shooters in this) better > with digital? Damn, I got PS a long, long time back. Love using it > and don't miss a darkroom at all, even though I spend years in > them. My M6's become digital when I scan the films. Scan the darn > film and save as tiffs. Would it be better to shoot with an M8 and > save as raw. Will an M8 at max performance give better quality than > a M6 with a roll of Velvia? > > Aside from the immediate gratification of looking at the images as > you go along I'd guess the M6/Velvia/AdobePS has quite an edge. > Both in the end result and the effective cost. $5000 for a freaking > body strikes me as a bean counters delight. I've been on a lot of > assignments over the years and had to repair equipment on return. A > bag full of M8s could finance a hell of a retirement, to your own > Island. :-) One other > thing.....Would you be a bit bothered by having a nice 50 1.4 > Summilux which has to loose some of its usefulness when put on an > M8. Or worse, a 21 2.8 ASPH? > > I don't know the answers but certainly have the questions. Am I > just old and set in my ways, much like many of the seniors were > when I got started in the biz? > > Walt > > Ted Grant wrote: > >> Harrison McClary offered: >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re:M8 DNG vs DMR DNG >> >>>>> All of this is confusing, scary and very frustrating at times, >>>>> but it is >>>> >>> what we do now. No longer does it suffice to just be a >>> photographer. Now you have to know at least a little more than a >>> passing familiarity with a computer, FTP, file formats and all >>> such things. Is enough to make your ears bleed at times. LOL<<<< >> >> >> Harrison me old son, >> Bleeding ears I could handle, but all this changing back and forth >> with all these digital thingies hardly gives one a chance to learn >> one, when all of a sudden it's a whole new situation and yer back >> to square one wondering what the hell did I do to have to cope >> with all this confusing stuff! >> >> I suppose each company is trying to grab the high ground, >> therefore forcing everyone to conform to their software or >> whatever, instead of all the companies getting together and stop >> being greedy and accept a world standard of parameters everyone >> can live with. >> >> It would be quite a bit simpler for folks like myself and I'm sure >> I'm not the only old guy standing on the street as life is >> whizzing by.:-( And quite frankly making some of us feel as >> stupid as a brick!:-( >> >> I had the very good fortune a week ago while I in Boston, to have >> lessons from B.D. on RAW and why it's far better than shooting >> everything on JPEG. >> >> He and Tina have been on my case for some time to go RAW and I'm >> finally convinced to give it ago as soon as I get this >> International Skate Canada assignment out of the way in a few >> days. I must confess being back-up to my son is quite a change >> indeed. :-) But I love him and his talent, so it's no big deal! >> He'll save my ass in any event as he needs no back-up. :-) >> >> My first day's reaction shooting these flying figure skaters was, >> "Damn I used to be good!" ;-) Where in the good old days I would >> jokingly say to myself screening slides ... "Damn I'm good!" That >> on the occasion when I got really lucky and had a good one! ;-) >> >> WOW! The last time I shot figure skating was at the Winter >> Olympics in Albertville , France 1992! >> Jeeeesh what a long-time ago that was..... What's worse... >> "Jeeeeeesh how slow I've become!" :-( >> >> Just another nail in the coffin......." it ain't like you were!" :-( >> >> ted >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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