Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Some non wedding related images from my Natchitoches trip. I toured the American Cemetery, captured SonC at 25,600iso, visited some interesting tree patterns, was watched from below, and captured the rarely seen Cane River whale. www.zoeicaimages.com/NatchiTrip2008 I had a Lika D3 and Leica M8 with me. After shooting 2 weddings and various other works with the Leica M8, I came to a few conclusions. 1. Leica needs to figure out whatever Nikon did with their High ISO processing. Leica's 1250iso is a joke compared to the Nikon D3. Way too much noise reduction work is required and that just plain blows really. 2 $5000 cameras and one can't perform close to what the other can in low light. Sorry Leica, but get your ass in gear. 2. The M8 really shows the limits of the older lenses. My 8 element Summicron does an okay job, but you can really notice fall off more with the digital. No problems with the CV 21/f4, 90/2.8 Elmarit or my 50/2 Summicron. The 50/3.5 Uncoated Elmar stayed in my bag. SonC's 28/2.8 Elmarit is a real gem on the M8. Again, maybe Leica should visit Nikon because some of the early Nikkor lenses perform amazing on the D3. 3. The M8 is fun! About time I get to shoot my Leica lenses at weddings again. It has plenty of flaws though, but still enjoyable. Hopefully the M9 whatever can be added to my bag along with the D3. Chris NOLA