[Leica] Stupid Newbie Question

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

I hear when you shoot film you have to develop it and print it in your
darkroom could you explain to me real quick on the internet here how you do
that?


Mark William Rabiner



> From: "Ernest B. Ferro" <ebferro at ebferro.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 06:24:42 -0400
> To: "lug at leica-users.org" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Conversation: Stupid Newbie Question
> Subject: [Leica] Stupid Newbie Question
> 
> 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