joakim - Crazy, we're going through a record breaking heat wave over here in L.A.
Picked up an M-D.. I don't chimp but you know when you get a new camera you like to see if everything is in order.. Well EXTREMELY frustrating to not have a back screen. I guess because I know it's digital it's more frustrating then if it were film.
Though I'm sure it'll be fine within the day, once I get use to the idea of no screen. Again it's not like I chimp, but even trying to check that my white balance is set correctly (as I am use to manual WB on the M-P) and realising it's AWB only is funnily frustrating.
Sold off most of my Leica gear as you all know, but retained the M246 and 50APO. Though I won't be able to do direct comparisons color wise, I'll be sure to comment on the color over the next few weeks. Here's hoping that the color is as good as the M240 (I'm a bit worried since I don't like the SL colors as much as the M-P colors).
(And yes I know it's the same sensor, but EVERYBODY tells me it and the 262 produce different colors to the M240)
adamdewilde wrote:
joakim - Crazy, we're going through a record breaking heat wave over here in L.A.
Picked up an M-D.. I don't chimp but you know when you get a new camera you like to see if everything is in order.. Well EXTREMELY frustrating to not have a back screen. I guess because I know it's digital it's more frustrating then if it were film.
Though I'm sure it'll be fine within the day, once I get use to the idea of no screen. Again it's not like I chimp, but even trying to check that my white balance is set correctly (as I am use to manual WB on the M-P) and realising it's AWB only is funnily frustrating.
Sold off most of my Leica gear as you all know, but retained the M246 and 50APO. Though I won't be able to do direct comparisons color wise, I'll be sure to comment on the color over the next few weeks. Here's hoping that the color is as good as the M240 (I'm a bit worried since I don't like the SL colors as much as the M-P colors).
(And yes I know it's the same sensor, but EVERYBODY tells me it and the 262 produce different colors to the M240)...Show more →
The M262 color is noticeably better than the M240, Adam. Congrats and enjoy!!!
edward - I hope so.. But that's what a lot of people said about the SL, and for me it wasn't the case. But since you've used both, I'm glad you feel the M262 colors are noticeably better. Thus far I've seen more banding in the M-D files than I have in my older M-P files. with the M-P the banding was minimal at 6400 pushed two stops. Here I notice the banding setting in at 3200 not pushed. But from what I remember not everyone had the same experience with banding. Some seen it quicker then others. I guess not everything is created equal. That or I need to update the M-D?
Nice first post (?) to this Leica thread Kater1807.
Interesting comments Edward and Adam on M240 and M262 colour. Good job I didn't spring for an M240. Hanging onto my M9.
I even thinking sometimes about getting a favourite M8 again, though their prices have climbed in several years fro when I picked one up for A$1500, and sold it for a similar price.
Here's one I took this evening. There's something gratifying about using a $90 lens on a $x000 camera! Aperture was more like f8-f11 with +1 EV or so. Camera rested on lakeside stonework on its strap, while small ants swarmed about. I had to be careful in the semi-dark that an ant wasn't exploring the strap when I retrieved the camera.
Armistice Day today - Lest We Forget
Night at the Museum, M9, Jupiter-12 (processed in C1 Pro, then dust-spotted in LR)
joakim wrote: joe88 wrotewow Joakim, so much snow in early Nov?---------------------------------------------
adamdewilde wrotejoakim - Crazy, we're going through a record breaking heat wave over here in L.A.
Picked up an M-D.. I don't chimp but you know when you get a new camera you like to see if everything is in order..We had a record amount of snow falling here in Stockholm this Tuesday so yes it is kind of crazy. Lets see how long it last.
Adam, congratulations to the new camera. I'm curious how it would be to work with two M's in parallel when one has a LCD and the other one hasn't.
Go skiing!
I'm curious too. But I'm always up for a challenge.. Yesterday I found myself trying to access the WB 5 times throughout the evening. And each time I got a shock as I thought something had fallen off my camera. Yes I know the LCD and buttons can't just fall off.. But psychologically I haven't come to terms with no LCD.
Weird that when I shoot film I don't have this problem at all!
That's TMAX? Hm that looks nicer than I recall. I just never got along with TMAX or Delta films for the most part, though ironically I absolutely loved Neopan 400 and Acros 100.
I was thinking of doing a film test for my own personal variables with TMAX 100/400, Delta 100/400, FP4, Acros, HP5 and Tri-X to kind of decide on what stock I want to focus on for myself for next year, but then I started thinking I might just use Tri-X and shoot it between 200-400 (200 with pull processing) and maybe sometimes 800+ with push processing.
Acquiring the Monochrom is making me change my way of thinking.