Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The lens can make a bit of difference, but even with 50/75 asph the contrast is fine +95% of the time John > -----Original Message----- 2013, at 9:57 PM, Henning Wulff <henningw at archiphoto.com> > wrote: > > > The out of camera DNG's have so much detail in the dark zones that the > temptation might be to leave it like that. I usually want blacks, so I > almost > always up the contrast, both for M and MM files. M9 files have more > contrast > (less DR) to start with, so are 'better' out of the camera often. Not > really > better, just look closer to what you might want. In high contrast > situations > the M9 files are more limited. > > > > When shooting film I also usually try to get a long tonal range in the > > neg, > but then print it on a higher contrast paper. Allows me to better choose > the > highlight and shadow values when I print; ie, gives me more options just > like > the MM files do. > > > > I asumme the lens offers a lot here. The old cron 50mm f2 DR is often felt > to > offer less contrast, but a long tonal range that is very useful in this > way... > > > Steve >