[Leica] Couple of E-330 shots -- Naming the Leicapus - Olyca?

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)]

B. D. showed and asked:
>>> Here's the real decision - all these were shot with the E330, using 
>>> "live
> view" and the LCD,  with the 14-54 f2.8/3.5 Olympus "pro" lens - in-camera
> black and white; no post-shoot sharpening, noise reduction, etc., just 
> some
> levels/curves adjustment.<<<

B. D.,
You see what you do with this kind of presentation is...Make me ask,  "Why 
is it necessary for some folks to buy all that extra software, Pinki pix, 
softy hearts and heads" or whatever all those weird names to supposedly make 
digital look better that are not necessary when shooting film? Now obviously 
digital!

My gut feeling when looking at the pores and skin texture in these digital 
images, even though on screen, are the closest looking wet tray "prints" 
from Leica lenses I've seen, heck even from my own on the 20D with a Leica 
lens.

Or looking at dry film prints from previous shootings. They're quite 
surprisingly good, actually they are better than good! Just looking at the 
image quality I'm damn near ready to change equipment, almost. ;-)

They really look like film images without question, very interesting to say 
the least. Finally a digital camera that makes the humans look like real 
pictures.

Not that I'm not pleased with my own digital photography from the digilux 2 
and the 20D, I am very much so. But your photographs would leave one hard 
pressed not think these were well made B&W film photographs.

ted