Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/01/27

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Subject: [Leica] Comparing B&W M9/MM
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:55:18 -0500
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+1!

Tina


On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 4:37 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> 
wrote:

> If you see the original, rather than a small jpeg, the tonality in the
> Monochrom is much better than a converted M9 IMO
>
> john
> ________________________________________
>
>
> >From these shots there seems to be no reason to prefer one over the
> other, it is just an emotional preference.  Perhaps the M9 has a richer
> black, but in Lightroom you could boost the black point of the MM image and
> achieve the same result as the M9.  All of your images are very good.
>
> If I had to choose I would think the M9 looked like Tri-X without the
> grain, and the MM looked like TMax.
>
> Tell us which you prefer, if you like one better that is.  Also, for the
> M9 did you shoot in color and convert to B&W, or in jpg with the B&W
> setting?
>
> I prefer the M9, but that is probably because I already bought one.
>
> Bob Rose
>
> Message: 20
> Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 18:20:47 +0100
> From: Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollphotography at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Leica] Comparing B&W M9/MM
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
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>
> The casta?uelas seller
>
> Leica M9, Lux 75
> <
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/20140123_L1038519.jpg.html
> >
>
> the previous one posted with the MM was this one:
>
> MM Lux 75
> <
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/20140123_L1000827LR5w.jpg.html
> >
>
>
> The Young Couple
>
> Leica M9, Lux 75
> <
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/20140123_L1038523.jpg.html
> >
>
> the previous one with the MM and Summilux 35
> <
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/20140123_L1000863.jpg.html
> >
>
> Thanks for looking, your c&c will be appreciated
>
> Saludos cordiales
> Lluis
>
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Tina Manley
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