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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 19:48:26 2007
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Yeah, Capture One is sort of awful to my mind. Far less than obvious.

So if you open a DNG file in Capture One do you then save it as TIFF
or something to move it to another software suite??

Thanks for the update!

Adam


On 1/20/07, Eric Korenman <faneuil@gmail.com> wrote:
> until the final version of lightroom you can work around this profile 
> issue.
>
> Open all your M8 DNGs in ACR, then save a new set from ACR as DNGs.
> This should save new DNGs with the ACR profile (instead of Leica's)
> Then open the new set of DNGs in Lightroom.
>
> As Lightroom can only use the profile attached to the DNG file, these
> new DNGs with the ACR profile attached will look far better.
>
> Best results so far come from opening the original DNGs in Capture One.
> Which is sort of cruel, as the colors look magnificent, but the
> software isn't anywhere near as fun and cool as Lightroom.
>
> Eric
>
> On 1/20/07, Eric Korenman <faneuil@gmail.com> wrote:
> > poking around the leica user forum and adobe lightroom forum.
> > I am.. how you say.. a calibration geek.
> >
> > Eric
> >
> >
> > On 1/20/07, Adam Bridge <abridge@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > 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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