Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/01

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Subject: [Leica] New kit
From: crbirchenhall at googlemail.com (Christopher Birchenhall)
Date: Sun Feb 1 02:53:13 2009
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Gene

Thanks for your comment; I will try to liven it up some.

Chris

2009/2/1  <grduprey@mchsi.com>:
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> Chris,
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> The photo with the filter added looks flat and low in contrast.  I feel 
> the two without the filter are the better images and seem closer to the F6 
> photos
>
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> Cheers,
> Gene
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>
>   -------------- Original message from Christopher Birchenhall 
> <crbirchenhall@googlemail.com>: --------------
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>> On Topic:
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>> At long last I succumbed to a M8 - a M8.2 to be precise - just love
>> the "vulcanite"!
>>
>> My first real usage:
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/crb/_keith.jpg.html
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>> Took it for a walk: Just to test it
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>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/crb/_m_amp_S_lambton.jpg.html
>>
>> I quickly discerned th M8 had a lower dynamic range than my recent
>> DSLRs so I took my Lee R75 0.6 grad filter with me. As all filters you
>> need to "get it" and this one encroaches on the viewfinder. Here is an
>> example: what do you think?
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/crb/_on_the_cusp.jpg.html
>>
>> Off Topic and for contrast:
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>> Nikon F6 Zeiss 50mm Macro Kodak Gold 200:
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>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/crb/_bridge01.jpg.html
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>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/crb/_marple_dock.jpg.html
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>> Nikon D3 60mm Micro G
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>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/crb/_3_on_the_ridge.jpg.html
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>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/crb/_evening_cloud.jpg.html
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>> The M8 is a nice camera but it will one of several I use - need to get
>> 1 or 2 spare batteries though - the Nikon batteries have spoilt me!
>>
>> Chris B
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