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Subject: [Leica] M8 goes to the hockey game - first light is fun!
From: abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge)
Date: Sat Jan 20 14:31:13 2007
References: <4cfa589b0701201207vc15826fn6d58e56c060c9434@mail.gmail.com> <82c9dd70701201417o28b290bds319950a223968a8f@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks for the update, Eric. Geesh, I'm really behind the curve on
this - where did you pick this up, if I can ask?

Thank you!

Adam

On 1/20/07, Eric Korenman <faneuil@gmail.com> wrote:
> cool images.
> Lightroom does not have the proper profiles (yet) for the M8.
> ACR does apply a very good profile and the images are better.
> Right now M8 DNGs in lightroom are very saturated and ruddy.
> The final version of LR is supposed to come with same profiles as ACR.
>
> Eric
>
> On 1/20/07, Adam Bridge <abridge@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I took the new M8 to the hockey game last night - literally every lens
> > I own and it all fitted nicely into my little shoulder bag. Sooo
> > spiffy.
> >
> > The third period I walked down by the goal and shot through the glass
> > that makes your average airliner window look like a perfect vaccuum.
> >
> > I used the Noct to shoot these - it becomes about a 75 on the M8.
> > These were shot at about f2 I think although perhaps f1.4 is possible.
> > Not wide open and not stopped down past f2 I'm fairly sure. Shot in
> > Aperture Priority.
> >
> > It'll take some getting used to this shooting sports with a range finder!
> >
> > <http://www.idea-processing.com/Images/L1000046.jpg>
> >
> > The idea focus would have been on the puck but I think it's darn close
> > to being in perfect focus.
> >
> > <http://www.idea-processing.com/Images/L1000052.jpg>
> >
> > When your brother is out there playing hockey, and you're all wanting
> > to be just ANYWHERE else, the night can get pretty long....and the
> > rink chilly...
> >
> > <http://www.idea-processing.com/Images/Booooooringggg.jpg>
> >
> > I was pleased that Adobe Bridge and Camera Raw handled the M8 images
> > with no difficulty. Lightroom does not, for some reason. Aperture
> > doesn't appear to either. I'm going to try doing the DNG conversion
> > and see if Aperture will work with them after I do that.
> >
> > I tried shooting both Raw and jpeg files at the same time and I don't
> > see the point of it. The Raw image is so vastly more useful.
> >
> > Adam
> >
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Replies: Reply from faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman) ([Leica] M8 goes to the hockey game - first light is fun!)
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Message from faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman) ([Leica] M8 goes to the hockey game - first light is fun!)