The 75/2 has the sharpness of the 90/2R, but is much better with colors (rich colors) than the 90/2R. It is definitely not soft like the 80lux, however. The 75lux would probably be closer to the 80lux but the 75/2 would be a great compliment to your 80 on the DMR.
Guy Mancuso wrote:
Dave with the DMR and most likely the M8 there will be very little sharpening there is no compensating for a AA filter any more. My technique in C1 is very simple and just adds a base amount . Standard look 60 and a threshold of 3 and that is all I do. But it certainly maybe diffeent on the M8 and i would like to see what Sean thinks also there
Thanks Guy. I'm going to print out your reply and save it. Apparently C1 has sharpening capability which you use on DMR files in lieu of unsharp mask in Photoshop?
Thanks again Guy and Sean.
Dave
Guy Mancuso wrote:
Actually that is what i want anyway , 2 different looks. I will mostly be doing portraits and people with the DMR than the M8 which is more for landscape , street , event , commercial work. I may buy a Nocti anyway down the road
johnastovall wrote:
Will Luigi make a speical case for the M8?
I have and really like the Luigi cases for my film M's. All cases are a little bit awkward if the camera is being used a lot, because you have to remove the case to change film. I guess the same would apply for changing the SD card in the M8. But I think it helps protect the body if the camera is being used slowly or is rattling around in a bag.
Luigi is a pleasure to deal with and has a "charming" web site to my eyes. (leicatime.com) He tells me that he will be at work on a case as soon as he receives a production camera, and it will take about 10 days before he has anything available for it. Sounds like he expects to get one right away.
a troll who had the owner of the site confirming that he spoke to his secret Leica sources and confirmed that he really was Seal, the artist, just taking time out of his jet set life to stop by and say hello and share his experiences with his M8 and his wife Heidi -- just before leaving for Europe.
and couldn't quite locate where Leica keeps those pesky serial numbers on all the Leica M cameras he'd bought over the decades and the M8 he was snapping away on at his home in the wine country
johnastovall wrote:
No, a Tilley hat, Domke Photo Vest, Cabella's safari shirt and paints, Clark desert boots, and a Desert Shemagh for the scarf. The strap is improvised out of a FAMAS sling.
If the Village People are still around they might like that look.
But, seriously?, that sounds more like a Canon 1 series outfit, more suited to environments hostile to more delicate cameras.
gdeliz2 wrote:
If the Village People are still around they might like that look.
But, seriously?, that sounds more like a Canon 1 series outfit, more suited to environments hostile to more delicate cameras.
George Deliz
No, think of David Douglas Duncan's four M3D Leicas which he used for War Without Heros.
Sean, biting my tongue also. The Oliver Stone in me wonders if it was an attempt by Jorge to drive more traffic to his site? Have to keep those advertisers happy.
I have been following all the madness here for a couple of weeks and your collective enthusiasm has finally consumed me, too.
I bought my first Leica in 1956, a IIf with 50mm Elmar, and have had Leicas ever since. I haven't shot much film since digital, as I use the Canon 1Ds series with excellent results. Producing good scans from film is too time consuming for me.
I did keep all my Leica gear, though, in hopes that some day it would again be useful. I miss the M style of shooting and look forward to the M8 and a return to the that style of photography.
The question is: Where is a good place to get a couple of M8s on order with expectation of a reasonable delivery time? How much to get a lens modified for 6-pin? Where to send it? When will Leica start accepting lenses for modification?
PS: I thought the Canon folks were nuts, but this group takes the cake! Your endless stream of chatter, enthusiasm, wisdom and good-will in anticipation of the forthcoming Big Day when you have an M8 in your hands is contagious. I can't help but wonder how many here, when the FedEx truck arrives on the Big Day, will be able to get the box open without peein' your pants.
sreidvt wrote:
I bit my tongue while reading that thread and I suppose it should stay bitten.
Cheers,
Sean
Sean, that's what we like about your reviews -- good judgement.
Unlike me, and the post I sent up revealing my true identity as Prince and experiences with Gisele and the M9. The post didn't last long. No accounting for taste in music.
Some things just came to my mind yesterday night when converting some files I shot with the rd1 and the 50/1.4:
Yes, rangefinder is a people camera, but shooting wide open it is very difficult to get correct focus for anythingg which is moving.
Its ok for a grandpa sitting on a chair or someone standing , but I think forget it for moving kids etc. (when shooting fast lenses wide open)
So I think for those shooting street, dynamic people scenes etc, the speed of a lens might not be so important.
And I also think that the 24 OR 28mm lens on the M8 will be (for me) the most important lens.
For shooting short tele wide open images of non static things I am convinced that an AF-SLR (lets say a 5d or d2x or whatever with a 85mm lens or 135/2 lens) does give much more keepers regarding focus accurancy.
