Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Luis, Yes, the Kodak chip in the M8 is not especially clean at ISO's over 320. It doesn't especially bother me as I have just recently come from film and grain over 400 is expected. However, if it offended me, there are some pretty sophisticated programs that will eliminate the grain at a not very large loss of sharpness. NIK software demonstrated some pretty wonderful software that allowed a very large degree of control in sharpening and reducing noise in a very good workflow. Thanks for commenting. If you purchased the M8 you would not find the noise a problem, the choice to keep or remove is there. On 3/14/07, Luis Ripoll <luisripoll@telefonica.net> wrote: > > Don, Your work is really excellent, I liked particularly one of your > "specialities" the man sleeping in the airport. I think that when you have > an M8 on your hands it is very probable you become enthousiastic shooting > and shooting, the only point I'm surprised is when I enlarge at full size > these pictures I see a lot of grain, well noise, even on your pictures at > relatively low speed (ISO640), is this normal?. > > I'm sorry for my comment, I'm educated on a maybe too much classical...and > ancient education, when I was a young man we shot usually at 18DIN > (50ASA), > when the 21DIN (100ASA) becomes more popular I still remember my father > saying "this is 21 DIN"..., and 400 ASA (27DIN) was something > extraordinary, > I suppose that many old HCB and others was shoot with speeds between 50ASA > and 100ASA, maybe with a digital camera - I have no experience - is too > easy > work at great speeds, maybe because we haven't any more the use to see the > pictures enlarged on a darkroom at 24 x 30 cm or so...and we only see them > on our monitors... > > I would appreciate your opinion, if one day I go to an M8, this aspect > would > be a certain handicap for me. > > Saludos cordiales > Luis > > -----Mensaje original----- > De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En nombre > de > Don Dory > Enviado el: mi?rcoles, 14 de marzo de 2007 2:26 > Para: Leica Users Group > Asunto: [Leica] IMG Don's PAW Week 10 Las Vegas with no glitz > > Hi Gang, > Last week was an interesting week as I spent the whole time in LV but > really > didn't find the city very interesting. Could be the security at the Wynn > running me off. Anyway, let's start with the beginning of the trip in the > airport. I found this kind soul sleeping through several flights coming > and > going out of this gate. It is a really long short story about why I spent > so much time at this gate: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW+2007/PAW+Week+10/PAW+ > week10a.jpg.html > > This next one was from Zabrowski Point in Death Valley with really bad > light. You do what you can. > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW+2007/PAW+Week+10/PAW+ > week10b.jpg.html > > Actually among the sand in Death Valley. If you ever go, make it to the > sand at daybreak as the peoples tracks will really mess up your shots or > you > will have to walk a long way over loose sand to find a clean sandbox: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW+2007/PAW+Week+10/PAW+ > week10c.jpg.html > > This is the first decent light I had all day in Death Valley: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW+2007/PAW+Week+10/PAW+ > week10d.jpg.html > > What can I say, I like abstract designs. > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW+2007/PAW+Week+10/PAW+ > week10e.jpg.html > > This gent was overly optimistic. Chatting up a model when her shift > doesn't > end for five more hours. Trust me, her feet will hurt more than any > desire > for dinner or a drink. > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW+2007/PAW+Week+10/PAW+ > week10f.jpg.html > > This last one is a demonstration of why you should always have a camera. > Medium escalator, notice a lot of commotion, look down, think it is an > impersonator, realize it isn't, turn the camera on, jam a focus and click. > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW+2007/PAW+Week+10/PAW+ > week10g.jpg.html > > Enjoy the evidence of spring if you are Northern, and glory in the end of > summer and the first twinges of fall in the South. The M8 is just the > bomb, > 700+ frames in a week when most of the time was training or seeing the > 700+ next > big thing. IR is a breeze. > > If the price is doable, get in line and get one. I've been on this list > quite a while now and this is the first time I have been so enthusiastic > about hard goods. I am sorry about the length of the PAW but it is such a > blast. > > > -- > Don > don.dory@gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Don don.dory@gmail.com