[Leica] M8 B&W questions

[hlritter at bex.net (Howard Ritter)]

I particularly like using my M8 with 24mm Elmarit-M (32mm equivalent) plus a 
deep IR-passing filter for B&W IR imaging.

?howard

> On Feb15, 2022, at 1012, Jean-Michel Mertz via LUG <lug at 
> leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> Dear Luggers,
> I bought an M8 back in 2010. I've used it ever since for colour 
> photography, shooting in raw and then developing my pictures in Lightroom. 
> I think this camera produces great pictures despite its basic flaws - its 
> infrared sensitivity and the 1.33 crop factor. In fact the lens you choose 
> helps a lot ! (I use a summicron 35 on a daily basis).
> 
> Now there's a good number of photographers who have come to realize that 
> this camera also produces fairly good B&W pictures. Some even compare them 
> to pictures taken with the M Monochrom. My point here is not the 
> conversion we all do from raw files to B&W, thanks to LR, PS, etc. I'd 
> like to know what your opinion is on shooting direct JPEG files in B&W and 
> then developing the pictures for example in Silver E. I've seen some 
> really smashing JPEG + SE pictures. Of course, you can't have large 
> prints. Of course, you won't have the possibility to resort to your raw 
> files in colour should you need to work on details.
> 
> I've recently done a few pictures with my M8 + a 1949 Elmar 50, 3.5. It's 
> (almost) like shooting film. I mean, I get the same thrill. The pictures 
> have a nostalgic quality I miss when shooting colour and then converting 
> the files to B&W. And having a look at the LCD display is, after all, a 
> good way to assess the picture - a bit faster than darkroom work !
> 
> Is the M8 the "poor man's monochrom" ?
> 
> Thanks for your answers and any advice that might help me get the most 
> (the best !) out of my M8 !
> 
> JM
> 
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