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Subject: [Leica] Now I know why the filters are needed on the M8 :-)
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Wed Dec 17 10:02:23 2008
References: <796o8r$2kdrvs@pd2mo1so-svcs.prod.shaw.ca> <5A0EB616-D5ED-4302-BBA7-E45D933D69E1@frozenlight.eu>

On Dec 17, 2008, at 10:57 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:

> Well Ted, I'm sure that's part of it, given that I had to trash  
> about half of the images due to missed focus or subject movement or  
> camera movement. I am lucky to live within walking distance of that  
> particular bar, so I could indulge freely.
>
> But on a serious note, this does convince me that the filters are  
> really needed.

you are rather easily convinced Nathan,   first see if the filters fix  
"the problem"


Steve
>
>
> And of course, this is a bit of a case of "if you can see it, you  
> can photograph it". A typical exposure was 1/15 or 1/30 sec. at  
> f1.4, ISO 1250. So we are not exactly talking about an abundance of  
> light, which I suspect also contributed to the problem.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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> On Dec 17, 2008, at 6:31 PM, Ted Grant wrote:
>
>> Nathan because you are such a fine photographer and for being that,  
>> there
>> isn't any question in my mind. Certainly having been involved with  
>> literally
>> hundreds of photographers during more "party moments" than I can  
>> remember,
>> yes of course because of some, "we might say, Over indulgence! ;-)
>>
>>
>>
>> There can only be one answer to your question, its always the same  
>> no matter
>> when or where.
>>
>>
>>
>>>>>>>>>  3) I was too drunk?  <<<<<<<
>>
>>
>>
>> Yep that's it right there! :-)    But you'll get over it! :-)
>>
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>>
>> ted
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca@leica-users.org
>> [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of  
>> Nathan
>> Wajsman
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 8:15 AM
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> Subject: [Leica] Now I know why the filters are needed on the M8 :-)
>>
>>
>>
>> Last night we had the annual Christmas Quiz in a local bar, arranged
>>
>> for the 10th year in a row by two English guys at work. For me, this
>>
>> was the second time around, and disappointingly our team came in
>>
>> either last or next-to-last.
>>
>>
>>
>> Anyway, I took about 80 pics with my M8 and the 50mm Summilux that
>>
>> arrived the day before. My UV/IR filters are not here yet, so I got a
>>
>> good flavour of why they were needed. Of course, the light in the bar
>>
>> was horrible and dim, and so black came out as not black.  A couple  
>> of
>>
>> the pictures of a woman at my table leads me to ask the following: if
>>
>> her allegedly black hair has a purple tint, should I conclude that:
>>
>>
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>> 1) She was wearing a polyester wig?
>>
>> 2) She had coloured her hair and so the M8 was reacting to the
>>
>> chemicals she used?
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>> 3) I was too drunk?
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>>
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> Nathan
>>
>>
>>
>> Nathan Wajsman
>>
>> Alicante, Spain
>>
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>>
>> http://www.greatpix.eu
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Replies: Reply from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Now I know why the filters are needed on the M8 :-))
In reply to: Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] Now I know why the filters are needed on the M8 :-))
Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Now I know why the filters are needed on the M8 :-))