Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark - Did Capture One deal with the magenta shifts we saw? >Richard Taylor asked: >>Do you see significant differences between the in-camera fine JPGs >>and images processed in from the DNG files? > >What I see in the in camera JPGs is a small amount of artifact in >the very finest detail of landscape shots. Also the DNG files have >a somewhat extended dynamic range, but I didn't test this >specifically, so I don't know how many stops you get. > >Just today I have briefly played with a demo copy of Capture One >(from www.phaseone.com), and this gives really good color from the >Leica M8 DNGs without any fiddling. The noise reduction also seems >to be well matched to the images. > >Mark > > >>From: "Richard S. Taylor" <r.s.taylor@comcast.net> >>Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>Subject: RE: [Leica] Rockport Leica Seminar - M8 Impressions >>Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 21:05:58 -0400 >> >>Mark - The detail in that pano shot is amazing. Having 10MP does >>make a difference. I must say though that the images you developed >>from the DNG files don't look that much different than the JPGs the >>camera developed of my images. Makes me wonder if the DNG >>development effort is worth the effort for any but the most >>difficult images or greatest enlargements. Do you see significant >>differences between the in-camera fine JPGs and images processed in >>from the DNG files? >> >>I've downloaded Lightroom and just started to play with it. I'm >>really interested in seeing if it simplifies the workflow I've >>developed in PS/CS. It'll be my introduction to development of DNG >>files, too. Mostly I've worked with JPGs. >> >>>I also had an opportunity to shoot the M8 for a few hours at >>>Rockport. My impressions mostly follow Richard's. A few >>>additional comments: >>> >>>I have been using Lightroom beta 4 for processing groups of >>>photographs. I found I had to do a lot of tweaking with the DNG >>>files coming from the M8, but they do look nice after some work. >>>When I shot DNG + JPG, the JPGs look quite good, so Lightroom >>>really is not respecting the in camera processing settings. I did >>>not have the Leica provided Capture One converter available to me. >>> >>>I tried using manual exposure on a cold morning, and my stiff >>>finger kept hitting the on-off switch and turning the camera off >>>when I was trying to set the shutter speed. >>> >>>Samples can be found at >>> >>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/MarkEDavison/Rockport+M8+samples/ >>> >>>These are all jpgs produced from DNG originals via Adobe >>>Lightroom. In a few cases I had to do further compression via >>>Photoshop CS2 to come in under the 5 MB limit. The panorama was >>>quickly stitched together in Photoshop--there are a few stitching >>>glitches remaining. >>> >>>Overall I find the M8 a marvelous camera. It is tuned towards >>>very high resolution rather than noise suppression. The color and >>>dynamic range available from the DNG files is very good, but there >>>is a tendency towards overly magenta shadows in skin tones that I >>>found hard to take out with Lightroom beta 4. I've got an M8 on >>>order. >>> >>>Mark Davison >>> >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Leica Users Group. >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >>-- >>Regards, >> >>Dick >> >>_______________________________________________ >>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 -- Regards, Dick