Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/09/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Philippe. My very first Noctilux picture went up on the LUG about 15 years ago! -rei Ridgewood, NJ via iPhone > On Sep 19, 2016, at 2:00 AM, Philippe Amard <photo.philippe.amard at > gmail.com> wrote: > > Definitely going for the first series I am. > The colours are sweet and the content appeals more to me. > > Nice experiments. > Thanks for sharing > Amities > Philippe > > > 2016-09-18 19:08 GMT+02:00 Rei Shinozuka <shino at panix.com>: > >> When the giants of the LUG talk, I listen! >> >> A couple of weeks back there was a buzz of interest about IR photography >> and the M8. Well, gee, I still have one of those in my closet, and the >> last time I dabbled with IR it was SFX200 in my Rolleiflex 15 years ago, >> so >> I went out and ordered a B+W 092 filter to give it a whirl. >> >> I'll bet you any reasonable person would say, "well you've got a 35 asph >> lux, why not set it at f8 and bring back some keepers?" Of course, >> thinking exactly that, I went back to my safe place and chose the Noctilux >> at f1.0 for my inquiry. And the voices continued: "The Noctilux is >> optically inferior especially at f1.0, it's too long -- more so on an M8, >> and you'll never be able to focus it. Oh yes, and don't even think of >> trying it on human beings." >> >> My improvident impulses prevailed, the results of which I've put on the >> gallery: >> >> From this weekend, in upstate NY with friends: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/shino/InfraOktoberFest2016/ >> >> From last weekend, moments from freeing the B+W 092 filter from its UPS >> box, my very first attempts at exposing and focusing with the 092 filter. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/shino/IRTest-M8-Noct-BW092/ >> >> Comments: >> >> Exposure: the M8 meter worked reasonably well with the 092 filter, I >> occasionally had to dial it up +1 stop. Exposures with the 092 at f1.0 >> ended up at 1/60 sec @ 160 or 320. >> Focus: using the focus scale on the lens was a non-starter for me, too >> complicated and the numbers too darn small. What I did end up doing was >> to >> locate a point approximately 3/4 or 2/3 of the distance to my subject and >> focus on that with the rangefinder. After a little practice, this proxy >> focusing method worked surprisingly well even at f1.0. And you always >> have >> the screen to check and adjust. >> Composition: Non-issue--love the optical viewfinder! >> Processing: Minimal. I use Digikam on Linux. The originals tend to look >> like sepia prints. I try to reset a white point, then adjust curves to >> get >> back contrast, then dial back some saturation. Images with sky look >> dramatic, with Star Trek orange skies, terrestrial objects more subdued. >> I >> didn't do any sharpening or channel switching or anything sophisticated on >> these sets. >> >> Thanks LUG for the inspiration and fun! >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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