[Leica] MM day 2

[john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster)]

So how do these images need finishing? Especially as I said they were just 
to get to grips with the camera rather than as art, it also lets others see 
what things look like. 

Have you ever edited an M9 shot to know what they need?

Or do you think I am shooting JPEG in camera?

Either way, I regard this message as quite insulting

john

-----Original Message-----

>From where I sit I cant help wondering why a person who can't bother post
processing his images and only shows jpegs right out of the box needs to be 
on his second 8 thousand dollar camera body.  Is this going to let him off 
the hook and produce perfect images with no need to actually finish them?
That's not really going to happen is it? It should be so great if someone 
who actually gave a s*&^ had access to a Leica Monochrom camera or an M9.
A huge difference between throwing money from bottomless pockets  at ones 
supposed photography interest and actually DOING IT.

Mark William Rabiner



> From: John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:31:07 +0000
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] MM day 2
> 
> It is the subtle gradation which I have never managed with a converted 
> M9 shot, still learning how it reacts but looks promising...
> 
> john
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> Looks great, I like very much the contrast and the deep blacks keeping 
> fine details, it looks a very nice camera for B&W
> 
> cheers
> Lluis
> 
> 
> El 31/08/2012, a las 7:20, John McMaster escribi?:
> 
>> 35mm Summilux asph FLE today, all are at 320ASA and there are a 
>> couple of screen grabs at 100%...
>> 
>> http://johnmcmaster.com/Monochrom/Day_2
>> 
>> All straight exports from Lightroom, JPEGs reduce the tonality from 
>> the originals so if anybody would like to see the DNG ask in the next 
>> day or so while I am still here
>> 
>> john
>>