Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, a bit over reactive, but point well taken. Having shot in "harms way" on many occasion, I can tell you that a required prerequisite (military or civilian) is total insanity...you can call it "guts" if you want to! ;-) Montie >I think this is about the most astounding thing that has hit the lug. READ IT! Has anybody? And here we sit around a couple of us talking about some images appearing low contrast as we see them here? I'm sure someone somewhere before they appeared in the paper adjusted the contrast who cares! If they're muddy someone will hose them off!! Maybe this photographer guy is not the greatest post processor I don't care he's got the guts to go to Iraq I don't! The camera gets PUSHED ON PURPOSE OFF A TABLE AND LANDS FOUR FEET ONTO A MARBLE FLOOR AND STILL WORKS!!! Here this guy is dodging bullets with a Leica M8 who cares if he's not the greatest photographer in the whole world or none of the shots are super Nachtwey grabbers! We have a viable camera here out there working in the trenches! LEICA HAS MADE IT TO THE DIGITAL AGE!! Two years ago Leica was being talked about by everyone in the past tense. Mark Rabiner 8A/109s New York, NY markrabiner.com > -------------- Original message from "Montie" <montoid@earthlink.net>: > -------------- > > >> http://www.popphoto.com/cameras/4133/extreme-field-test-leica-m8-in-iraq.htm >> l >> >> A few decent images but nothing that blew me away...(the insurgent? being >> carted >> off was a good catch) maybe it's my ancient screen but I thought the colors >> were >> a bit "muddy" with lower contrast than I like :-( Hopefully, he did better >> with his >> M6. :-) I was over there for two weeks in 1990...when I got back I found >> sand >> in places where light and air can't get into!! The M4s held up nice though! >> ;-) >> I don't see the M8 holding up over there for an entire 1 year tour. I guess >> that's >> the trade-off for transmitting images "real time" >> >> Montie >> >> >>