Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, In that case, its terrific. Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 10:53 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo@frozenlight.eu>wrote: > Hi Jayanand, > > No, the M8 manual explicitly states that settings such as contrast, > sharpnesss and colour saturation have no effect if you shoot RAW (i.e. > DNG). > > When I import images into Lightroom, by default no manipulation is applied > to them. I want to control what happens to each image. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > On Dec 21, 2008, at 5:35 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > > Nathan, >> That is terrific - just check that there is no default sharpening enabled >> in >> RAW, which would kick in the Raw converter. Nikon always have some default >> sharpening on, which one has to switch off, either in camera, or in >> Capture. >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 4:35 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo@frozenlight.eu >> >wrote: >> >> To illustrate in more detail of what I was talking about on Friday, I >>> have >>> added a 100% crop of what I focused on (Wilma's eye). Again, no >>> sharpening >>> of any kind has been applied. >>> >>> http://www.greatpix.eu/gallery/4253606_netUM#440375031_nNzbw-O-LB >>> >>> Keep in mind that this is a handheld picture at a rather lively lunch. >>> >>> Nathan >>> >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> Alicante, Spain >>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>> http://www.nathanfoto.com >>> >>> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >>> >>> >>> >>> On Dec 19, 2008, at 8:09 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: >>> >>> After the discussion about the M8 colour issues when filters are not used >>> >>>> in mixed lighting, it is time to show one that demonstrates why I bought >>>> the >>>> M8. This is just a simple portrait of my co-worker Wilma, taken during >>>> our >>>> Christmas lunch in a restaurant this afternoon. The image is not >>>> sharpened, >>>> and the only things I did to it in Lightroom was to click on AUTO to >>>> adjust >>>> the levels, and to crop it. >>>> >>>> http://www.greatpix.eu/gallery/4253606_netUM#439518642_H5Ymx-O-LB >>>> >>>> When I zoom in on Wilma's eye in Lightroom, I can see why I bought the >>>> M8 >>>> (and also that the 35mm Summarit is a great lens). This image is sharper >>>> right out of the camera than I would have gotten from my E3 or >>>> previously my >>>> Canon 1DII, after sharpening in those cases. >>>> >>>> Nathan >>>> >>>> Nathan Wajsman >>>> Alicante, Spain >>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>>> http://www.nathanfoto.com >>>> >>>> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >