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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Leica Digilux 1 questions
From: "SonC \(Sonny Carter\)" <sonc@sonc.com>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 10:49:50 -0500
References: <A421B8B6-92B1-11D7-8892-00039354861E@attinasi.org>

Under picture adjust, I set the contrast to low, and the sharpness to
low, and keep the saturation at standard.


Sonny



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From: "Marc Attinasi" <marc@attinasi.org>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Leica Digilux 1 questions


>
> On Friday, May 30, 2003, at 06:38  AM, SonC ((Sonny Carter)) wrote:
>
> > One more note about Landscapes,   Since I do the majority of my
output
> > on the web, the LC5/Digilux is an ideal camera for the task.  If I
> > were sharing my work in a bricks and mortor gallery, I might have
a
> > quite different take on it.
> >
>
> Interesting - when I shoot landscapes, particularly with the local
Oak
> trees in the shot, the images from the digilux end up looking, well,
> digital. The detail in the grasses and leaves is coarse and blocky.
For
> smooth textures - faces, rocks, etc. - the images are fantastic. I
have
> real problems with micro detail in the Digilux - most all digital
> cameras to be honest. In print or on the web I notice this and I
don't
> like it.
>
> That said, I agree the Digilux does allow pictures that could not
> otherwise be taken. I spend a lot less of my shooting time on my
> stomach with teh Digilux, for example, and get a lot more
> snail-eye-view shots. Gotta love those big LCD displays!
>
> Cheers!
> - marc
>
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