[Leica] M8 B&W questions

[Tina Manley]

I agree.  I love the M8 but I would never shoot jpegs.  That would be a
total waste.

Tina

On Tue, Feb 15, 2022 at 10:41 AM Nathan <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:

> I am with Ric, RAW all the way, especially with a camera as limited as the
> M8 (in terms of resolution and high ISO performance) I would not dream of
> shooting JPG.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> > On 15 February 2022 at 16:24 RicCarter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I LOVE shooting my M8 with an old first gen rigid Summicron 50. Seems to
> perfectly tame the “digital” look.
> >
> > It’s also fun for infrared play.
> >
> > Why you’d want to lose the safety of the RAW escapes me though.
> >
> > ric
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Feb 15, 2022, at 10:10 AM, 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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