Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gene said & asked: Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 notes during use. >>>>Ted, >>>>Ya know your making all those M8 complainers/doubters fuming right about now. ;-) By the way you shooting jpeg or dng? Yea, I know you probably never even thought to check or set it.<<<<<<<<<< Hi gene, I have to confess after many attempts of coping with RAW on other digi cameras or whatever it is in the M8, I shoot JPEG! Oh jeeeeesh now I'll be in the glue for that one. ;-) ted -------------- Original message from Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca>: -------------- > M8 assignment experience: > > > > After several months of shooting assignments and fun stuff with an M8 I'll > say again..it's 40 years too late! :-) > > > > While doing my assignments during the past half century my M cameras were > predominantly loaded with B&W simply because they were. Colour was used with > R bodies of one model or other. The rare occasion for colour slide film in > an M was due to shooting in the black holes of hell of non-existing light > when I'd be working the Noctilux @ f1.0 with a 2 or 3 stop push for any kind > of image. One might say a tad "grainy" ;-) Nice effect though. Or Kodachrome > indoors where others feared to go without a Twinkie light flash. :-) > > > > The arrival of the M8 and the horror stories of "Magenta cast" did create > some concern, although it never bothered me as the M8 was destined to be > used as a B&W camera no different than previous M's. > > > > But I began to shoot colour, converting to B&W. Oh sometimes there'd be an > "odd looking" colour frame, but I'd be shooting in a mixture of light > sources, so my response was a shrug of the shoulders and .. "Oh what the > hell I suppose that's the magenta thing!" If I were to keep it in colour for > some reason I'd move on with a bit of tweaking in PS as close as looking OK. > But no big deal, because it was mixed light and who was going to say > anything about good, bad or ugly light. "Hell man it was in a night club and > all weird colours, so big deal magenta, get a life!" > > > > The odd time shooting out doors requiring colour I've seen a light > "warming." But once again. "no big deal if it looks neat!" If it didn't > it's called PhotoShop! ;-) History. > > > > But I don't have a complaint about this magical machine, yeah I know it's > just another digital camera, or is it? > > > > Consider the background experience of the hands that have held M cameras for > a half century day after day. Some assignments months at a time every day. > Not the 9-5 routine, weekends off. But first light to last every day on the > shoot. > > > > Now move that time to the M8 of today with no thought of "frame 36, damn I > have to change film usually at the most inopportune photo moment!" I can go > like the wind on and on. Even though I've read about batteries not lasting > very long, I've not encountered this. As was the case yesterday shooting > from 8.30 am until last light and there was still power showing. > > > > No I don't mean a few frames, but 2, 2 gig cards filled. No I do not look at > the screen every five minutes, never did on the other M's so why do it now? > Keep the screen off, battery lasts longer! KISS! However, common sense > dictates a spare battery should always be at the ready. Do I have one yet? > Nope, but will have shortly. :-) But it's "never leave home without the > charger!" > > > > I put a lens on and away I go as I've always done, not worrying exactly > where the frame lines are but more about light & content. I'm working right > to the edges, well what sort of looks like the edges. But as close as wild > guessing as it can be. If one wants to be absolutely exact, one should use > an SLR. Even then you'll probably be slightly off. But you know what? Who > cares! > > > > Are my M lenses key coded? Nope, I just click them on and shoot! Have I had > any losses because they're not black felt tip marked or whatever it is done > to them? Nope! Neither did I suffer any loss because my R lenses weren't > modified either. > > > > I've pretty well always worked with 3 M cameras off my neck and a couple of > motor driven R's off the shoulders depending on the assignment > requirements,. So will I have 3 M8's hanging off my neck? Always a wild > possibility depending on what assignments come up, and at the moment it > looks cool for '07. :-) > > > > Keep busy, live long! And smile! > > > > ted > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.15/848 - Release Date: 6/13/2007 12:50 PM