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Subject: [Leica] 50/1.1 Nokton
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey at mchsi.com)
Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:34:50 +0000
References: <BC1A6FC8-66A4-430D-AD1B-A9449D757629@frozenlight.eu><C69FF1A0.52716%mark@rabinergroup.com><080620092055.17448.4A7B432F000AF5B700004428223045151403010CD2079C080C03BF970A9D9F9A0B9D09@mchsi.com> <440b792d0908061404h14fef0a3oeeabb634cebbf5a0@mail.gmail.com>

 
Mehrad,


Steady hands (or a handy wall etc.), high shutter speeds (when conditions 
permit), and the M8.  The M8 files are very sharp right out of the camera, 
unlike Canon and Nikon images,which almost always need sharpening.  I 
usually use iso 160 or 320.


Cheers,
Gene -------------- Original message from mehrdad <msadat at gmail.com>: 
--------------


> that's amazing, i sharpen almost anything, how do u guys do it
> 
> On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 1:55 PM,  wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > No sharpening here up to 16x20 inches.  Have not made any larger yet.
> >
> >
> > Gene  -------------- Original message from Mark Rabiner <
> > mark at rabinergroup.com>: --------------
> >
> >
> > > > I have now taken about 6500 pictures with my M8 since getting it in
> > > > December, and have not applied sharpening to any but the first 40-50
> > > > of them (that's how long it took me to realize that USM was not
> > needed).
> > > >
> > > > Nathan
> > > >
> > > > Nathan Wajsman
> > > > Alicante, Spain
> > >
> > >
> > > That's nice but what's a "picture"?
> > > A capture you're viewing in Lightroom? An upload to a gallery?
> > > In that case sharpening or Leica glass or a camera with a sensor bigger
> > than
> > > a pinky fingernail is all unnecessary. As is more than 4 megapixels!
> > > If you're telling me your 8.5x11" prints or close to it needs not to be
> > > sharpened than I'm all ears; as that's what I think of as "a picture".
> > >
> > >
> > > Mark William Rabiner
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> 
> 
> -- 
>  -------------------------------------
>  regards, mehrdad
> 
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In reply to: Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] 50/1.1 Nokton)
Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] 50/1.1 Nokton)
Message from grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey at mchsi.com) ([Leica] 50/1.1 Nokton)
Message from msadat at gmail.com (mehrdad) ([Leica] 50/1.1 Nokton)