Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't think it is a stupid question. Hard for me to get a grasp on the problem. Could you post a few examples so we can see what you are talking about? On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 5:24 AM, Ernest B. Ferro <ebferro at ebferro.com>wrote: > I've been mostly lurking for years and have been enjoying the photos that > so many of you post. I was kind of away for photography for years and then > got back into it around '98 using film and an M6 and then was away for a > few > more years and have gotten back into it again with an M8 and M8.2. When > using my M6, my shots were sharp and colors were good. My question is > this. > Can you really get a good, sharp shot directly out of the M8 or 8.2 or do > you always need to process them? My shots, no matter what lens I use, are > not sharp and some of these lenses are the same ones I used on the M6. > It's > not a focusing issue where the subject of interest is not sharp but other > areas of the photo are, it's a general lack of sharpness throughout the > whole photo. And, generally, my photos lack punch. The colors don't come > out and grab you like all of the shots everyone here on the lug posts. So, > my question is this. During my hiatus, did I miss something where everyone > just 'knows' t > hat you need to post process your images and that's why Capture 1 comes > with the cameras? To be honest, my daughter's Canon and wife's Nikon P&S > cameras put my shots to shame. What am I missing? What is a typical > workflow if all photos need to be processed? What are typical sharpening > settings? I shoot raw but should I shoot jpegs with some sharpening and > color balance included? Again, what should I do to fix this? I'm at the > point where it almost makes sense to sell the Leica gear and buy a cheap > P&S > and be done with it but I enjoy shooting with the Leica gear. It's just > not > living up to my expectations and I don't think those expectations are > unrealistic given the results from P&S cameras. Sorry if this is a stupid > question. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana (+31.754164,-093.099080) USA