Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
p.1121 #2Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Went to a party full of musicians. This is what I saw.
M-P with Noctilux and 28 Summicron
L1002387.jpg by Flash Gordon Photography, on Flickr
L1002397.jpg by Flash Gordon Photography, on Flickr
L1002412.jpg by Flash Gordon Photography, on Flickr
L1002479.jpg by Flash Gordon Photography, on Flickr
L1002402.jpg by Flash Gordon Photography, on Flickr
Gordon
M-P with Noctilux and 28 Summicron
L1002387.jpg by Flash Gordon Photography, on FlickrL1002397.jpg by Flash Gordon Photography, on FlickrL1002412.jpg by Flash Gordon Photography, on FlickrL1002479.jpg by Flash Gordon Photography, on FlickrL1002402.jpg by Flash Gordon Photography, on FlickrGordon
Mar 30, 2015 at 08:11 PM
p.1121 #3Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
gorgeous portrait, Desmolicious 
love the socks, Rene,
Gordon, great mood in that set.
Sym_15_0-159 by psia.ni, on Flickr
Sym_15_0-227 by psia.ni, on Flickr
Sym_15_0-229 by psia.ni, on Flickr
Sym_15_0-140 by psia.ni, on Flickr
Sym_15_0-144 by psia.ni, on Flickr
Last weekend at Tamarack Resort
love the socks, Rene,
Gordon, great mood in that set.
Sym_15_0-159 by psia.ni, on Flickr
Sym_15_0-227 by psia.ni, on Flickr
Sym_15_0-229 by psia.ni, on Flickr
Sym_15_0-140 by psia.ni, on Flickr
Sym_15_0-144 by psia.ni, on Flickr
Last weekend at Tamarack Resort
Mar 30, 2015 at 09:05 PM
p.1121 #4Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Library University Of Heidelberg
L1021524-988.jpg by W.Utsch, on Flickr
Mar 30, 2015 at 11:33 PM
p.1121 #5Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
^^^^
I love this shot. Fantastic in every way.
Gordon
I love this shot. Fantastic in every way.
Gordon
Mar 31, 2015 at 01:10 AM
p.1121 #7Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
A few weeks ago I discovered how lovely the RF is to focus in lowlight. I mean seriously, what a lovely shooting experience! Unfortunately the lowlight ability is somewhat behind my more modern sensor (well, or the same era, just slightly better). Banding is very obviously, which although I'm 'okay' with I'll definitely reserve it for different situations from now on. More just of a 'play', but got some images with it that they loved all the same.
Apr 01, 2015 at 05:21 AM
p.1121 #8Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Old school, M9 and Canon 50/1.4 LTM
Apr 01, 2015 at 11:31 AM
p.1121 #9Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Nice Joakim. It is such a fun little lens at a great price...
Apr 01, 2015 at 01:02 PM
p.1121 #10Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Thanks Gary and I agree, it is really fun to use.
Apr 01, 2015 at 02:37 PM
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p.1121 #11Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Sorry, this isn't remarkable in any way other than it was a test photo I shot at the camera shop and have ended up on a diet of beans for some time after having to buy it I am so taken by the rendering of this lens.
50mm Lux at f/2
I am so taken by the rendering of this lens.50mm Lux at f/2
Apr 01, 2015 at 04:34 PM
p.1121 #12Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
My first contribution to this thread. I acquired my M9 and two lenses not long ago. Took the kid to an Aquarium and found that it was easier to do MF with RF in dark environment than with my D4
Still struggling with processing Leica DNG files; especially WB and color (I shoot uncompressed raw). Any tips? Thanks.
The glass was not very clean
Still struggling with processing Leica DNG files; especially WB and color (I shoot uncompressed raw). Any tips? Thanks.
The glass was not very clean
Apr 01, 2015 at 04:43 PM
p.1121 #13Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Edward - great Distagon sets! I don't mind the quantity at all.
Great find Werner.
Cool cars, Charlie!
Joakim - congrats on the Canon 50/1.4! I agree, you can never have enough 50mm lenses in the collection. I should get mine out in the rotation too.
Richard - remind me, you're shooting with the M9? I generally only had such severe banding with it when shooting sequences and/or reviewing images while the camera was still clearing the buffer to the card. Choice of card may also influence banding. My finding was that it was more common with 'high speed' cards with a UHS classification. I tried to stick with plain old SDHC Class 10 cards.
recordproduction - congrats! Is it the ASPH version? Looks like a 'quaint' photo shop. Love the store fixtures - at first I thought it was a cafe with an enlarger in the middle! Looks like they also have a nice selection of Canon EF lenses.
clmusic - welcome to the thread! The M9 DNG files will definitely feel foreign at first, but give it time. The files can be quite malleable and produce pleasing colors. Perhaps the M9's weakness is precisely what you experienced shooting at the aquarium - mixed artificial light, likely at a higher ISO. In these situations, particularly with lights that are not full spectrum, it can be challenging to get pleasing skin tones, with a tendency for yellow/magenta splotchiness. Something to also keep in mind, based on experimentation over the past couple years by many here and on other Leica forums, as well as quantifiable results by Jim Kasson, concluded that there is no image quality benefit to increasing the ISO setting in the camera beyond 640. You will get equal, if not better results by pushing ISO 640 or lower DNGs in post with Lightroom, Capture One, etc. Another benefit to doing so, is that you can push each file by exactly how much it needs after the fact, rather than possibly selecting too high an ISO while shooting. It will also help with highlight preservation in more difficult low light scenes because the intentional underexposure will keep them from blowing and you can protect them in post when boosting shadow values. But of course there is no free lunch here. Pushed images will still be noisier than if correctly exposed at a lower ISO. With it being a CCD sensor, it's not going to hold highlights well. If highlights are important, you'll want to keep them from clipping and if necessary, boost mid and shadow values later in post. M9 files tend to allow fairly aggressive shadow boosts, but again, within reason. Ideally, the M9 is happiest at ISO 160, but of course that isn't always possible. I generally tried to stick to 640 or lower, though also found 1250 to be OK with quality, fuller spectrum light sources.
Something else to keep in mind is that the M9 can be finicky about how it's treated. Experience indicates it doesn't like to be pushed aggressively. For example, it's not a good idea to review images while it's still writing them to the card. This can potentially result in lock-ups, though the lesser consequence tends to be random image banding, particularly those towards the end of a sequence. Choice of memory card can also apparently induce image banding. As I mentioned in my comment to Richard above, my experience was not good with some of the UHS rated SDHC cards I tried, and tended to favor plain old SDHC Class 10, which may be getting more difficult to find now. IIRC, some preferred using regular old SD cards, which I think were limited to 2GB and are probably impossible to find now.
As for uncompressed vs. compressed M9 DNGs... the compression is lossy, but I found for some situations where I needed faster buffer clearing, like when shooting weddings, that compressed DNG was fine. I can't say I could ever see any telltale degradation in the final image quality. I'm sure it may be quantifiable, but whether it's visually noticeable is another matter. FWIW, the M240's compressed DNGs are lossless.
I hope this helps somewhat... Just be sure to give yourself sufficient time with it.
M240 & 50 Lux ASPH, 2x 90AA
Great find Werner.
Cool cars, Charlie!
Joakim - congrats on the Canon 50/1.4! I agree, you can never have enough 50mm lenses in the collection.
I should get mine out in the rotation too.Richard - remind me, you're shooting with the M9? I generally only had such severe banding with it when shooting sequences and/or reviewing images while the camera was still clearing the buffer to the card. Choice of card may also influence banding. My finding was that it was more common with 'high speed' cards with a UHS classification. I tried to stick with plain old SDHC Class 10 cards.
recordproduction - congrats! Is it the ASPH version? Looks like a 'quaint' photo shop. Love the store fixtures - at first I thought it was a cafe with an enlarger in the middle! Looks like they also have a nice selection of Canon EF lenses.
clmusic - welcome to the thread! The M9 DNG files will definitely feel foreign at first, but give it time. The files can be quite malleable and produce pleasing colors. Perhaps the M9's weakness is precisely what you experienced shooting at the aquarium - mixed artificial light, likely at a higher ISO. In these situations, particularly with lights that are not full spectrum, it can be challenging to get pleasing skin tones, with a tendency for yellow/magenta splotchiness. Something to also keep in mind, based on experimentation over the past couple years by many here and on other Leica forums, as well as quantifiable results by Jim Kasson, concluded that there is no image quality benefit to increasing the ISO setting in the camera beyond 640. You will get equal, if not better results by pushing ISO 640 or lower DNGs in post with Lightroom, Capture One, etc. Another benefit to doing so, is that you can push each file by exactly how much it needs after the fact, rather than possibly selecting too high an ISO while shooting. It will also help with highlight preservation in more difficult low light scenes because the intentional underexposure will keep them from blowing and you can protect them in post when boosting shadow values. But of course there is no free lunch here. Pushed images will still be noisier than if correctly exposed at a lower ISO. With it being a CCD sensor, it's not going to hold highlights well. If highlights are important, you'll want to keep them from clipping and if necessary, boost mid and shadow values later in post. M9 files tend to allow fairly aggressive shadow boosts, but again, within reason. Ideally, the M9 is happiest at ISO 160, but of course that isn't always possible. I generally tried to stick to 640 or lower, though also found 1250 to be OK with quality, fuller spectrum light sources.
Something else to keep in mind is that the M9 can be finicky about how it's treated. Experience indicates it doesn't like to be pushed aggressively. For example, it's not a good idea to review images while it's still writing them to the card. This can potentially result in lock-ups, though the lesser consequence tends to be random image banding, particularly those towards the end of a sequence. Choice of memory card can also apparently induce image banding. As I mentioned in my comment to Richard above, my experience was not good with some of the UHS rated SDHC cards I tried, and tended to favor plain old SDHC Class 10, which may be getting more difficult to find now. IIRC, some preferred using regular old SD cards, which I think were limited to 2GB and are probably impossible to find now.
As for uncompressed vs. compressed M9 DNGs... the compression is lossy, but I found for some situations where I needed faster buffer clearing, like when shooting weddings, that compressed DNG was fine. I can't say I could ever see any telltale degradation in the final image quality. I'm sure it may be quantifiable, but whether it's visually noticeable is another matter. FWIW, the M240's compressed DNGs are lossless.
I hope this helps somewhat... Just be sure to give yourself sufficient time with it.
M240 & 50 Lux ASPH, 2x 90AA
Apr 01, 2015 at 06:49 PM
p.1121 #14Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Welcome to the thread Clmusic. Very nice set I like the blues. Which lenses are you shooting?
recordproducti: the 50Lux (and maybe ZM35/1.4) is the last lens I really crave. Please post up some more
Joakim. I really like #2 where rider is set for winter conditions. Canon is fine lens.
Ron your reds are great.
Richard, I find banding often jumps with editing, so as soon as I see it, I start over. Funny, I see it mostly in bright blue skies. I shoot my M9 in low light all the time. In my opinion it is easily the equal of the A7. But others disagree, of course
Sym_15_0-203 by psia.ni, 75 Lux WO
A7 with same lens a bit earlier with more light from windows:
Sym_15_0-169 by psia.ni, on Flickr
L1028987 by unoh7, 75 Lux WO
Neither of these is really extreme, even the 28 Cron could keep up, but they are after sundown anyway.
L1028978 by unoh7, 28cron
These all uncompressed, which is all I bother with on the M9. But my point: no banding that jumps out at me.
I like the blues. Which lenses are you shooting?recordproducti: the 50Lux (and maybe ZM35/1.4) is the last lens I really crave. Please post up some more
Joakim. I really like #2 where rider is set for winter conditions. Canon is fine lens.
Ron your reds are great.
Richard, I find banding often jumps with editing, so as soon as I see it, I start over. Funny, I see it mostly in bright blue skies. I shoot my M9 in low light all the time. In my opinion it is easily the equal of the A7. But others disagree, of course
Sym_15_0-203 by psia.ni, 75 Lux WO
A7 with same lens a bit earlier with more light from windows:
Sym_15_0-169 by psia.ni, on Flickr
L1028987 by unoh7, 75 Lux WO
Neither of these is really extreme, even the 28 Cron could keep up, but they are after sundown anyway.
L1028978 by unoh7, 28cron
These all uncompressed, which is all I bother with on the M9. But my point: no banding that jumps out at me.
Apr 01, 2015 at 07:22 PM
p.1121 #15Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Thanks Charlie. What is your M9 shooting technique? Single shot? What memory card do you use?
Apr 01, 2015 at 07:41 PM
p.1121 #16Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Hanging out at my favorite bridge today at lunch....
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Apr 01, 2015 at 07:54 PM
p.1121 #17Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
And a few more....
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Apr 01, 2015 at 08:18 PM
p.1121 #19Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Allen - what a strong set. #1, 2, 4, and 7 are my favorites.
Clmusic - welcome aboard!
Clmusic - welcome aboard!
Apr 01, 2015 at 09:18 PM
p.1121 #20Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Thanks Gary.
Haven't been doing much shooting for myself lately. Got out for a few hours today. Glad I did.
Haven't been doing much shooting for myself lately. Got out for a few hours today. Glad I did.
Apr 01, 2015 at 09:22 PM