Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/14

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Subject: [Leica] Leica M lenses on the Fuji X-Pro 1 - IMAGE SHOT @6400
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:40:40 -0700
References: <CAF8hL-F31tydV47g-6-BKEN-MSOB4n_R822p92ko=-aLusjibg@mail.gmail.com> <CBFF872B.1FA6B%mark@rabinergroup.com>

Well, not going anywhere yet. I am hoping my eyes will hold out. Believe
me, I would rather have a Leica M10 with clean ISO3200 than anything else
with a clean ISO6400+ if I use it.

Working too much in front of the computer doesn't help in that eye
department, I think.

Sigh

On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 9:18 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
wrote:

> Which will be the first time anybody went from full frame to cropped to get
> higher ISO's.
>
> - - from my iRabs.
> Mark Rabiner
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/
>
>
> > From: Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 04:42:37 -0700
> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica M lenses on the Fuji X-Pro 1 - IMAGE SHOT
> @6400
> >
> > This ISO 6400 is easily better than any ISO 3200 image from my M9. The
> most
> > I would "dare" to use is ISO 2500. A few of my best images are taken at
> ISO
> > 2500. How I would love to have a clean ISO 3200...
> >
> > But looks like it's definitely within reach...
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 1:49 PM, B. D. Colen <bd at bdcolenphoto.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> So here is an image shot 6400 ISO, using, I believe, the 35 1.4 @ 1.4 on
> >> the Fuji XPro1. I shot in RAW, converted to JPG, did some very minor
> >> levels adjustment, and NO sharpening, and NO noise reduction. The one
> >> problem with this image, and all other RAW images shot with the Xpro, is
> >> that, quite obviously, Adobe has not yet got the DNG Converter worked
> out
> >> quite right for the Xpro files. For now, I am going to shoot JPGs.
> >>
> >> But in terms of the 6400 iso - I've got less than no complaints. When I
> am
> >> shooting low light images I am a., not looking for fine micro detail, or
> >> b., planning to carry around a loupe to examine the images. Compare this
> >> to any image from an M8 or M9 shot at 3200 iso, and, for that matter,
> >> compare it to the Fuji 1600 iso film shot in an M. It's great to demand
> >> clean images when shooting digital at 100 or 200 iso, or when shooting
> >> something like Fuji Acros, but an image at 6400?
> >>
> >>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/bdcolen/PHOTOS/060212_and_Commencement_003
> >> 0.jpg.html
> >>
> >>
> >> PS - The photo is nothing - just a demonstration.  :-)
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >
> >
> > --
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> >
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-- 
// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>


In reply to: Message from richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] Leica M lenses on the Fuji X-Pro 1 - IMAGE SHOT @6400)
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