Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ernest Either if you shot in DNG files or JPG you need a post processing, Capture 1, LR...or Photoshop. I suppose your garfic card is good on your computer, and also the lenses and camera has no deffect...Do you use IR/UV filters? Saludos LLuis El 19/07/2009, a las 12:24, Ernest B. Ferro escribi?: > 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 Lluis Ripoll luisripoll at telefonica.net http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/ http://photo.net/photos/lluisripoll Blog: http://lluisripollphotography.wordpress.com/ http://www.lrmusic.es