Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Rob, I like these images a lot. I especially like how you have enhanced the mood by changing the mono-chrome tone. All the images have a certain elegance to them. BTW, how did you create the ragged edge effect? Jim members.rogers.com/jmcdesigns/jamesstreet/ - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Heyman" <rheyman@bigpond.net.au> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 8:10 AM Subject: [Leica] Finally acquired a digital camera. Results posted. > > A few weeks ago I succumbed to the lure of digital and am now the proud > owner of a Fuji S2pro. Enormous learning curve, trying to use an auto > everything camera and then finding that I have missed the focus in a > large number of shots. Exposure is not consistent when used on matrix or > on centre weighted, but is better when I use the spot meter carefully > and slowly. Since I don't have time for this or to monitor the automatic > idiosyncrasies, (I'd rather take pictures) I now meter with a hand-held > meter and shoot on manual. I think I have the auto-focussing organised, > but this remains to be seen over the next few weeks. The Leica still > stays with me and is used when the brightness of the sky is beyond the > range of the digital to handle. Some of the first few jobs are posted > at: http://www.leica-gallery.net/heymanphoto/folder-5239.html > There is a lack of sharpness in these particular shots which is not > displeasing. This is particularly apparent in the shot of the trees shot > at f2.8. It almost has a glow to the image that I would find difficult > to achieve with the Leica. All the others could have been shot with the > M6 just as easily and probably slightly better; certainly faster. With > the Leica I would meter once, and when I focus, I KNOW that it will be > correct, not hope that it is so. > > Excuse the rambling, just thought I would jot this down before I go to > bed. > > Regards to all > > Rob > > > -- > __________________________________ > Rob Heyman Photography > 32 Binyara Street > CHAPEL HILL Qld 4069 > Ph 07 3878 3884 fax 07 3378 6639 > __________________________________ > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html