Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/29

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Subject: [Leica] M8, M9, M240, MM shots
From: von-ohlen at sbcglobal.net (Bill Larsen)
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 20:35:52 -0700
References: <20746436-64E7-4FB2-A26C-49B72CED4D35@archiphoto.com>

Thank you for posting this.  I might be able to keep my promise to wife 
when I bought the M8 and gave her all of the Canon stuff that it would 
be the last camera I would need to buy.  (I am just doing happy snaps 
that will hopefully jog my memory as I get older).

On 7/29/2013 7:42 PM, Henning Wulff wrote:
> Here are some shots taken (almost) at the same time with the M8, M9, M240 
> and M Monochrom. Base ISO, similar angle of view and minimal processing 
> except for MM, which almost always needs some curve adjustment:
>
> With the M8: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hwulff/Stuff/Compare/M8.jpg.html
> and the next three are with the other cameras and labelled as such. They 
> are posted full size and compressed jpegs at 75%
>
> The next 5 are in _very_ low light; I could see much except a faint glow 
> in the sky for the last three, and the town lights. Exposure was about 1/6 
> sec at ISO 5000 and f/1.
>
> The first picture is with the M240, converted to B&W: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hwulff/Stuff/Compare/M240+ISO+5000.jpg.html.
>  The next is with the MM, and the next three are M240 converted, MM and 
> then MM at ISO 10000. These last three have been boosted 0.5 EV in 
> Lightroom to bring out a bit more detail in the shadows, but at ISO 10000 
> there isn't much to be boosted. Thes are also best viewed full size and 
> are also compressed 75%.
>
> The last three, starting with: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hwulff/Stuff/Compare/M8_001.jpg.html  are 
> all with the M8. The first in colour with the UV/IR blocking filter, and 
> the latter two with IR pass filters, the first with the Leica IR filter 
> and then the very dark B+W 093. The latter filter requires about 1 stop 
> more exposure than the Leica IR filter. Exposure for the latter was about 
> 1/20 sec at f/8 at ISO 640. These are not posted full size.
>
> Henning Wulff
> henningw at archiphoto.com
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