Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jun 10, 2007, at 5:17 AM, Mitch wrote: > On 09/06/07, mitcha@mac.com <mitcha@mac.com> wrote: >> The grain factor is the reason that I've stuck to small-sensor >> cameras (the Ricoh GR-D and Leica D-Lux 3) rather than getting an M8, >> with which I would have to shoot at ISO1250 or 2500 to get a grain >> effect -- I don't like to put in grain artificially because, although >> I do a lot of post-processing, I like to work more "directly" with >> regard to grain. >> >> At the url below you can see a "slideshow" of 112 B&W pictures, my >> "Bangkok Series", of which 48 were taken with the Leica M6 (mainly >> with Tri-X, HP5 and some Fuji 1600) and the rest with mainly with the >> GR-D, and some with the Leica D-Lux 3. Granted that they're only >> small jpegs, but I think they nevetheless show the qulaity of B&W >> that you can get with small-sensor digital cameras: >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/10268776@N00/sets/72157594271568487/ >> show/ >> >> Incidentally, this series is in four "chapters", but without any >> chapter titles. >> >> ?Mitch/Bangkok I enjoyed the sequence, although like Mark says, the images came up no bigger than a 4x6 print on my computer. At that size I saw little evidence of the grain effect that you were aiming for. I can't tell the difference between the Leica shots and the GR-D shots. What did stand out is the reduced tonal range, almost characteristic of old time drugstore processed B&W pictures. They are what my long ago picture editor desired for newspaper work since they would show up so nicely behind a 65 lpi halftone screen. Very good work. Now for a technical question. Do you shoot the pictures in the GR-D camera's B&W mode or do you convert to grayscale in Photoshop? Does it make a difference? Larry Z