Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 05:10 AM 9/2/2008, you wrote: >Does the M8 suffer from this just as much as any other digital >camera? If so, what's the best technique for stopping those 'outside >the scene' highlights from blowing out? Or is it just not possible >with the M8 to 'set and forget' exposure in the way that you can >with incident metering for the latitude of negative film? > >Simon. Simon - The photos from the M8 are totally different from other digital cameras and have more of a "film" look. I've used the M8 since it came out and before that I used digital Canons - the 1DMII and the 5D. There is no comparison. I "set and forget" my M8s the same way I did my film Ms. You do have to be more careful about highlights - treating the exposure like you would slide film rather than negative. Expose for the highlights and "develop" for the shadows when you convert the files. Always shoot RAW and you will have plenty of latitude to work with. There is a long discussion about the film-like appearance of the M8 files on the Leica Forum: http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m8-forum/60665-why-looks-m8-pics-less-digital.html Some of those people know what they're talking about and some don't! My photos using the M8 are up on my web site: www.tinamanley.com Some of these are film, but all of the recent ones are M8, including all of the photos in the Honduras gallery: http://tinamanley.smugmug.com/gallery/3917411_mUtJ4#347831574_tytZn If you are used to working with Leica M film cameras, you will love the M8. Hope this helps. Tina Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com