Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/01

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Subject: [Leica] New kit
From: philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD)
Date: Sun Feb 1 03:37:59 2009
References: <6af76ca00901311557r63f8059dy48ca0e407f18b90d@mail.gmail.com> <020120090806.22334.498557FA0008635F0000573E223045151403010CD2079C080C03BF970A9D9F9A0B9D09@mchsi.com> <6af76ca00902010326qdc44cfv8c2bebb06de31023@mail.gmail.com>

That's punchy ! Good move
Phx


Christopher Birchenhall wrote:

>Gene
>
>I put the filtered image through Levels:
>
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/crb/_on_the_cusp_a.jpg.html
>
>Any better do you think?
>
>Chris B
>
>2009/2/1  <grduprey@mchsi.com>:
>  
>
>>Chris,
>>
>>
>>The photo with the filter added looks flat and low in contrast.  I feel 
>>the two without the filter are the better images and seem closer to the F6 
>>photos
>>
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Gene
>>
>>
>>  -------------- Original message from Christopher Birchenhall 
>> <crbirchenhall@googlemail.com>: --------------
>>
>>
>>    
>>
>>>On Topic:
>>>      
>>>
>>>At long last I succumbed to a M8 - a M8.2 to be precise - just love
>>>the "vulcanite"!
>>>
>>>My first real usage:
>>>
>>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/crb/_keith.jpg.html
>>>
>>>Took it for a walk: Just to test it
>>>
>>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/crb/_m_amp_S_lambton.jpg.html
>>>
>>>I quickly discerned th M8 had a lower dynamic range than my recent
>>>DSLRs so I took my Lee R75 0.6 grad filter with me. As all filters you
>>>need to "get it" and this one encroaches on the viewfinder. Here is an
>>>example: what do you think?
>>>
>>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/crb/_on_the_cusp.jpg.html
>>>
>>>Off Topic and for contrast:
>>>
>>>Nikon F6 Zeiss 50mm Macro Kodak Gold 200:
>>>
>>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/crb/_bridge01.jpg.html
>>>
>>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/crb/_marple_dock.jpg.html
>>>
>>>Nikon D3 60mm Micro G
>>>
>>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/crb/_3_on_the_ridge.jpg.html
>>>
>>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/crb/_evening_cloud.jpg.html
>>>
>>>The M8 is a nice camera but it will one of several I use - need to get
>>>1 or 2 spare batteries though - the Nikon batteries have spoilt me!
>>>
>>>Chris B
>>>
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