Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Come on Mark! Who prints a poster from a semi-castrated sensor - I find you too harsh on this excellent rendition, all things considered - I doubt an M9 would have fared better due to limited light, 6-4-0-0 ISO Mark! - Yes, perhaps a Nikon might have, but please ... End of rant From your remarks I know for sure you're feeling way better, and I'm so happy about this ;-) Now Gerry keep them coming up, please. Bien amicalement Philippe Le 13 juin 12 ? 22:05, Mark Rabiner a ?crit : > To me it looks anti noised a bit too much. In other worlds it would > look > better noisier. To me its the analog equivalent of putting tissue or > dirty > saran wrap in front of an enlarging lens. You just don't ever want > to do > that. You want to see the real grain which is there becuae out of > that grain > comes the image. Less grain less information which is there; we are > just now > allowed to see it. > In digital its not quite the same. We can anti noise the noise not > grain > just a tad to take some of the edgy sandpaper ness off until it gets > to be > too much and we are cut off from the information we should be seeing > in the > image. And that in terms of photography from both the craft and art > sake: a > big no no. > It's human nature to want to see all the detail that was there in the > original file rather than to have it smoothed over on us into jelly > bean > sauce. > Odds are we'd not be viewing the image at one to one anyway. > > - - from my iRabs. > Mark Rabiner > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/ > > >> From: Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at me.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 05:51:03 +0100 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica M lenses on the Fuji X-Pro 1 >> >> Richard >> >> I have uploaded a 6400iso image at >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gwpics/1X--1075.jpg.html. It is at >> full >> resolution. It is a little more noisy than I would normally >> anticipate but I >> suspect that this is due to the heavy red lighting chosen by the >> lighting >> engineer for this particular gig. All information is in the usual >> place in the >> gallery. >> >> Gerry >> >> Gerry Walden >> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or >> +44 (0)797 287 7932 >> www.gwpics.com >> >> On 12 Jun 2012, at 22:09, Richard Man wrote: >> >>> BD or any of you X-Pro users - how well do the AF work in low >>> light? e.g. >>> one that would require ISO 2500 and F2 1/30, i.e. EV2? >>> >>> I won't be getting the X-Pro1, but if my eyes continue its >>> trajectory, I >>> may have to get an X-Pro-2 or X-Pro-3. >>> >>> Or may be an E-M7... >>> >>> I need very clean ISO3200.... >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 1:58 PM, B. D. Colen <bd at bdcolenphoto.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> While there is no question modern Leica glass is unparalleled, >>>> I'd say, >>>> having used the Leica glass on film, the lenses for the Fuji >>>> Xpro1 are damn >>>> good. Keep in mind that Fuji made the Xpan, made at least one >>>> other Hassie, >>>> and I seem to remember a number of Luggers raving about the >>>> 'Texas Leicas' >>>> Fuji produced. The Xpro1 is a quirky little beast, but I think >>>> the biggest >>>> the biggest complaint one reads - that the autofocus is too slow, >>>> comes >>>> from people who have never shot with a manual focus camera, much >>>> less a >>>> rangefinder, and judge everything by the likes of a Nikon D4. If >>>> you're >>>> used to an M9, an M3, or, for that matter, a IIIF, you'll think the >>>> autofocus is more than fast and accurate enough. >>>> Typed with big fingers on tiny keys >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: David Keenan <ausdlk at gmail.com> >>>> Sender: lug-bounces+bd=bdcolenphoto.com at leica-users.org >>>> Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:16:40 >>>> To: <lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica M lenses on the Fuji X-Pro 1 >>>> >>>> Rod -- >>>> >>>> Give up the idea of using M lenses on this camera and buy it only >>>> for the >>>> merits of the AF Fuji lenses. >>>> >>>> If you don't see these merits and you insist on manual focusing >>>> (even with >>>> the Fuji adapter), I can almost guarantee disappointment and/or >>>> lots of >>>> out-of-focus pictures. >>>> . >>>> Dave. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> See my 2012 Picture A Week (PAW) Gallery >>>> <http://www.dlkphotography.com/paw>originally begun in 2007. >>>> Please join my photography mailing >>>> list< >>>> http://dlkphotography.us2.list-manage2.com/subscribe?u=3d9dfbb5b18c4817532a3 >>>> 7b90&id=4dd441d8fe >>>>> >>>> . >>>> Become a collector. Purchase selected prints here <http://bit.ly/JHfpMb >>>> >. >>>> NO ARCHIVE