Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In addition, he likes to pontificate about equipment with which he has no experience. And he defines photography as endless mental masturbation in Photoshop. Cheers, Nathan On 31 Aug 2012, at 20:38, Robert Meier wrote: > John -- > > Mark goes out of his way to be insulting, and he's gotten quite good at it > because of all the practice he's had. > > Robert > > On Aug 31, 2012, at 9:25 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > >> 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 >>>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman Blog: http://www.nathansmusings.eu/