Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/09/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]They have a similar effect to film, not as pronounced. Red, and to a lesser extent orange, filters often affect focus IME..... john -----Original Message----- On Sep 15, 2014, at 9:28 AM, Henning Wulff <hjwulff at gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you Tina, Ted, Steve & George. perhaps I am unneccessarily confused. I was under the impression that filters are of no use when shooting RAW. thanks, steve > > I shoot RAW only since the files almost all do need some work. The > 'Changing weather' I shot with a red filter. My usual preferred filter is > a yellow-green or yellow but about half my shots are without a filter. I > try to carry filters for any lenses I have with me, so I'm glad I didn't > sell any when I started shooting digital. > > Other than that, I just try to shoot so the highlights don't clip. So on > A, exp. comp has to be set to about -2/3 without a filter all the way to > +1 1/3 with a (Leica) red, which is darker than a Kodak 25 and lighter > than a 29. > > Henning > > > > On 2014-09-15, at 7:24 AM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> > wrote: > >> hi Henning, curious how you use the Monochrom.. >> >> >> please share....do you shoot RAW? with an extra filter? other settings ? >> >> >> many thanks, >> >> Steve >> >> >> >>> On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 10:40 PM, Henning Wulff <hjwulff at gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks, Ted. >>>> >>>> Yes, I got a Monochrom a little while ago for a good (user) price. >>>> >>>> Last summer (2013) I got to use one for a couple of weeks. The >>>> files were so amazing, and also, having a camera that only shot B&W >>>> meant I was seeing things differently again. It's hard for me to >>>> see in B&W properly if the camera I'm shooting has colour as its >>>> default mode. >>>> >>>> In any case, while it still has the slow and small buffer of the M9 >>>> and M8, and can't even shoot compressed DNG files, all that is >>>> easily overlooked when one shoots with it and sees the results. I >>>> might keep this camera for a very long time. And I still have the M8. >>>> For infrared. >>>> >>>> Here's another Monochrom shot, taken from our deck at our place in >>>> Courtenay: >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hwulff/various/L1007090-2.jpg.html >>>> >>>> Guardian of the sidewalk: >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hwulff/various/L1006826.jpg.html >>>> >>>> All of these have to be seen large. >>>> >>>> Henning >> >>