Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/10/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice image, good capture, and certainly nothing wrong with that as a high iso b&w. I would like to try comparing that with a similar print from the Tri-X days. Gerry Gerry Walden 023 8046 3076 0797 287 7932 > On 30 Oct 2019, at 07:06, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote: > > Hi Gerry, good catch. I misremembered (wait, what did I forget ;-) ) > > This is ISO1600 :-) > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/richardman/28-20111114-L1008118-Edit-2.jpg.html > > > On Tue, Oct 29, 2019 at 11:29 PM Gerry Walden via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org> > wrote: > >> Richard >> >> I find both my (resting) M9 and my M240 give excellent b&w results. I >> shoot .dng but have both my rear screen and Lightroom set to give me black >> and white, so it saves second-thinking colour or b&w. >> >> BTW, the file details on the gallery show the iso of the Wall Street image >> as 160, nowhere near what you are suggesting. >> >> Gerry >> >> Gerry Walden >> 023 8046 3076 >> 0797 287 7932 >> >>> On 29 Oct 2019, at 19:54, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote: >>> >>> Thanks Don and Jim. Don: I could get decent ISO 1200-1600 prints out of >> the >>> M9. I have print them 17x22" and they look great. HIgher ISO or larger >>> size, they do break. If I could get clean ISO 3200, I would be so happy. >>> Any darker than that, I can't see well, anyway. Would love to have an >> M10. >>> Ha ha. >>> >>> This is from 2011 Occupy Wall Street, ISO probably 1200 or 1600. >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/richardman/L1005767-Edit-Edit.jpg.html >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 29, 2019 at 12:39 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Very nice tones, Richard. Nice work! >>>> >>>> Jim Nichols >>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>> >>>> On 10/29/2019 2:04 PM, Richard Man wrote: >>>>> I have mostly shot with 4x5 and medium format the last 5+ years. I >> almost >>>>> forgot how nice it is to work with M9 converted B&W. It holds the >>>>> highlights nicely with lots of room in the shoulder as well. >>>>> >>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/richardman/20191026-L1002367.jpg.html >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> // richard http://imagecraft.com >>> Beyond Arduino - When you're ready to get serious... >>> JumpStart C Tools for Atmel AVR and Cortex-M, The Better Alternative >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > > -- > // richard http://imagecraft.com > Beyond Arduino - When you're ready to get serious... > JumpStart C Tools for Atmel AVR and Cortex-M, The Better Alternative > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information