Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/10/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In my experience, Tri-X at 1600 can look nice but it's more hit or miss, and the shadow Zone I to IV are..., shall we say, unconvincing. There is a lot more room to play with the M9 images in the shadow areas in high ISO situations. On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 12:12 AM Gerry Walden via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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