Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The M8 handles noise issue very smartly - congratulations on your purchase George! And thanks for the very infroamtive pictures Phileicangemix Lottermoser George wrote: > Thus far I've found the auto white balance to perform poorly under > indoor lighting conditions. However, the manual white balance > performs almost too well. By that I mean that it seems to neutralize > to point of perfection, at times losing the illusion of warmth > (easily recovered in processing). I carry a 4x4 inch piece of > flexible translucent material (which I use for softening light in the > studio), place it in front of the lens, and perform the manual white > point task once in a room upon entering a new condition. Takes me > back to my old video days. > > If you need 2500 ISO - you may be disappointed. 1250 is quite > useable. And 640 works quite well, 320 performs as good as or better > than film. If folks want to compare M8 noise with Canon (or other > chip) noise I think they should also consider rendering of fine > detail at related speeds. For me this is an ongoing balancing act > with the results in print as the only real judge. > > Bottom line: if, as you say, you're happy with what you're using, why > change? > > In my case. I found myself no longer happy with the work flow of film > processing and scanning; while at the same time wishing for the M > form factor. The M8 brings the form factor in line with my work flow > beautifully - so far. > > Have a look at: > <http://www.imagist.com/m8/iso640_manual_wb.jpg> > for sample of manual white balance > <http://www.imagist.com/m8/iso640_auto_wb.jpg> > for sample of auto white balance > <http://www.imagist.com/m8/iso640_noise.jpg> > for sample of noise at 640 > <http://www.imagist.com/m8/iso1250_noise0_noise.jpg> > for sample of noise at 1250 > > Samples hand held, 1/15 sec, f:4, with 35 lux asph. > > For me - the M8 replaces the M6's and their mostly Black and White > film chores. When the 1250 color noise is eliminated by processing as > a black and white image - the 1250 looks as good as or better, in > print, than films at that ISO. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george@imagist.com > > > > On Jan 25, 2007, at 12:55 PM, Tom Pastorello wrote: > >> I understand that under tungsten >> light I would see poor WB compensation, bad noise >> above ISO 640 (apparently, high ISO noise is worse in >> tungsten light than outdoor light) and IR sensitivity >> color casts. (IR filters would not be a solution for >> me since I need speed under available light and a >> filter factor of 20-40 won't do.) >> Do I overstate the limitations of the M8 under >> tungsten light? I'm otherwise happy with the M6, film >> and digital processing of the film. Thank you for any >> information, insights, advice ... > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >