Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Howard, Well teh WB on the D200 in auto mode is also not too good in artificail light. Can't wait to see some of your M8 shots. Gene -------------- Original message from Howard Cummer <cummer@netvigator.com>: -------------- > 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 > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Plunge into the M8 pond! > > To: Leica Users Group > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information