Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello Alastair! You have an exceptional talent for understatement concerning the amount of work required to use the M8 DNR files with Capture One LE. I got so fed up this morning trying to get my desk top Mac G4 to "dance" with the C One download that I finally packed up my G4 powerbook, took it over to the local Apple store, and had them load the C 1 program into the portable. I took step-by-step notes about accessing the images on the SD card after it is inserted in the reader and then went home and reinstalled C1 on the desk top G4. Then finally, I could download the 70 or so DNR pictures that I had taken. I was amazed that this took about an hour. I am not used to such slowness and wonder if that is really the way C 1 is. So far, I am not impressed, and have now down loaded the updated version of Silky Pix (which I have some experience with - given that it came packed with the Lumix L1). This may be a better way for me to go. Despite all this software futzing around, the M8 itself is performing well - I have had one colour cast problem in JPEG so far and got some help to sort that out in Photoshop. Autowhite balance is not very good in artificial light so there is a big incentive to shot RAW if possible. The physical handling of the camera is just fine - very sweet in fact - but i have detected a slight back focus with the 90 summicron APO wide open. Of course my trifocal eyes may have a bit to do with that. I am off to Pondicherry, India, next week and then we will see how the camera performs. Life is good - hope the same is true for you. Cheers, Howard > Message: 8 > Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 18:41:04 +1100 > From: Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Plunge into the M8 pond! > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Well done Howard and welcome to the club ;-), I am surprised that > your "group" are having supply shortages, but the competition must be > fierce. Shooting DNG RAW and developing it will require some work. > Looking forward to seeing some results > Cheers