Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 4/6/07 8:47 PM, "MARK DAVISON" <davison_m@msn.com> typed: >>>> Considering the variation of light conditions I'd be glad I had an >> exposure at all! A pox on the on going concerns of people about M8 and >> IR.<< >> >> ...My concerns are begging to feel a little feverish! :-) >> > > Certainly it is futile to worry too much about color rendition when > shooting > stage performances which are lit with colored gels. > > However, it is very common to shoot color portraits of people sitting in > windows, often with incandescent interior lights mixed with the window > light. > >> From our experience with film, we expect our digital cameras to be able to > do a reasonable job of reproducing skin tones and fabric in this situation. > > My experience with the M8 shows that if you want to do this reliably, and > repeatedly, without having to resort to a lot of post-processing, you > should > always shoot with an IR blocking filter on the lens. > > For an example, see: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/MarkEDavison/M8+filter+study/ > > Most the tests like this I see they are always showing stuff right out of the camera with the various defaults the cameras have built into things not matching the defaults other cameras have. So we are comparing raw like images which are very dissimilar to start with. I think they need to be matched up as closely as possible first to get a real world idea of what the ballgame is all about. On a thing like this you see a print which is clearly red you would have taken red out with the color corrections any software has. I'd like to see THAT! Then you compare it to a print in which the red was taken out ahead of time by the special expensive cut off filter. You compare 2 fairly MATCHED PRINTS. And see what your moneys getting you by nipping that blush in the bud. Then you say "see the fringing we're not getting here we are getting here" with blow ups maybe of the fringe area or whatever it is. But this is apples and oranges. Or more like chestnuts and limes. Socialists and architecture going bananas or flipping one's wig, Queen of hearts and Jack of Spades Leicas are from Mars Canons are from Venus. Ted may be right he's idea seems to be most this red we would have gotten rid of just with a color correction right (make that left) out of the gate with no extra add ons. The question to me is what of the remnants? The smushed bruised grapes at the bottom of the vat that have not been stepped on enough? The stained feet. Purple toes majesties. Above the fruited plain. Rockets' Red glare Rabiner