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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Comparison MM, M9 / B&W, Color
From: csaganich at gmail.com (Chris Saganich)
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2012 21:02:12 -0400
References: <CA+yJO1B4Ud12fWRS+TU12Q6MWKDyKFFJ+E51QLoU+TDzzLckXA@mail.gmail.com> <CAHgrdCSyK2=WpBhovc=9iD55hDuzODzfc8YnDYr=Zq9CwtxM7g@mail.gmail.com> <CA+yJO1CBNxfnTu=_3kRE4tkLsrveX4sxpMgOcw3yWr3uON2yog@mail.gmail.com> <F1D742A6-C079-4496-866E-7A10DFC4DCB8@gmail.com>

In the B&W the bucket and hat are less distracting, especially the bucket.
In B&W you can make it even less distracting, while in color this would not
be possible.
 Chris

On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 6:00 PM, Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollquerol at 
gmail.com>wrote:

> Absolutely agree Tina, and beside this, I find that the quality of the
> file is better
>
> Saludos
> Lluis
>
>
> El 02/10/2012, a las 22:27, Tina Manley escribi?:
>
>
>  I like the B&W best, too.  Tom prefers it, too, but his reason is
>> different.  He doesn't like the plastic buckets for gathering grapes and
>> the blue-jeans and ball-cap of the picker.  He would prefer wicker baskets
>> and peasant clothes - a true romantic.  With B&W, the plastic and jeans
>> are
>> not as noticeable.  A little romanticism restored. ;-)
>>
>> Tina
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 4:18 PM, Jeff Moore <jbmmllug at jbm.org> wrote:
>>
>>  On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 9:10 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I took lots of photos on my Italy trip intended to compare the M9 and MM
>>>> for my own curiosity.  Here are a couple:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.pbase.com/**tinamanley/image/146427043<http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/146427043>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.pbase.com/**tinamanley/image/146427044<http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/146427044>
>>>>
>>>> C&C and any opinions greatly appreciated.
>>>>
>>>
>>> That's a tough one!  I like the overall eye-smack of the color image
>>> (although I agree with Nathan the the colors seem a little "hot" for
>>> some reason), but I'm really drawn to the textures in the MM photo.
>>> In particular, I could look at the MM's rendering of the surfaces of
>>> the grapes for ages.
>>>
>>> In fact... yeah, I think if I had to choose, I'd plump for the MM
>>> photo in this pair.
>>>
>>> -Jeff
>>>
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>>
>> --
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Replies: Reply from benedenia at gmail.com (Marty Deveney) ([Leica] IMG: Comparison MM, M9 / B&W, Color)
In reply to: Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] IMG: Comparison MM, M9 / B&W, Color)
Message from jbmmllug at jbm.org (Jeff Moore) ([Leica] IMG: Comparison MM, M9 / B&W, Color)
Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] IMG: Comparison MM, M9 / B&W, Color)
Message from lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll) ([Leica] IMG: Comparison MM, M9 / B&W, Color)