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Subject: [Leica] New kit
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Sun Feb 1 00:06:22 2009

 
Chris,


The photo with the filter added looks flat and low in contrast. ?I feel the 
two without the filter are the better images and seem closer to the F6 photos


Cheers,
Gene


? -------------- Original message from Christopher Birchenhall 
<crbirchenhall@googlemail.com>: --------------


> On Topic:

> At long last I succumbed to a M8 - a M8.2 to be precise - just love
> the "vulcanite"!
> 
> My first real usage:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/crb/_keith.jpg.html
> 
> Took it for a walk: Just to test it
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/crb/_m_amp_S_lambton.jpg.html
> 
> I quickly discerned th M8 had a lower dynamic range than my recent
> DSLRs so I took my Lee R75 0.6 grad filter with me. As all filters you
> need to "get it" and this one encroaches on the viewfinder. Here is an
> example: what do you think?
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/crb/_on_the_cusp.jpg.html
> 
> Off Topic and for contrast:
> 
> Nikon F6 Zeiss 50mm Macro Kodak Gold 200:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/crb/_bridge01.jpg.html
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/crb/_marple_dock.jpg.html
> 
> Nikon D3 60mm Micro G
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/crb/_3_on_the_ridge.jpg.html
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/crb/_evening_cloud.jpg.html
> 
> The M8 is a nice camera but it will one of several I use - need to get
> 1 or 2 spare batteries though - the Nikon batteries have spoilt me!
> 
> Chris B
> 
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