Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/01/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan I agree 100% on the convenience of digital, but I also think that there are times when quality is sacrificed in the name of convenience. I am not currently in a place where I want to go back to having 2 or more bodies, let alone being in a place where I could afford them. However if I were in a place where I did not have to make compromises I would have no hesitation in buying the MM and a M9. That however is not liable to happen in what I have left of my lifetime. Gerry Gerry Walden +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or +44 (0)797 287 7932 www.gwpics.com On 28 Jan 2014, at 13:40, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > Sure, but I am sure that were he not out testing the monochrome, he would > have used colour for that shot. That is why I have never bought into the > concept of the MM. One of the nice things about digital is the > flexibility: you have the M9 or the M10, you shoot a scene and if you > decide it looks better in B&W, you just get rid of the colour. A > monochrome would take me back to film days when I would carry 2 bodies, > loaded with colour and B&W film, respectively. And sometimes a third body > loaded with high-speed film. The ability to take care of those needs with > one body is a major benefit. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > On 28 Jan 2014, at 10:48, Gerry Walden <gwpics at icloud.com> wrote: > >> Missing the colours is not a fault of the MM. It is a decision made in >> previsualisation by the photographer and as such is no difference that >> the decision to shoot on Kodachrome or Tri-X. >> >> Gerry >> >> Gerry Walden >> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or >> +44 (0)797 287 7932 >> www.gwpics.com >> >> On 28 Jan 2014, at 05:51, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: >> >>> The MM works great for all these images, except "Espa?a and >>> Barcelona"--I keep looking at it and imagining the colours. >>> >>> Un abrazo, >>> Nathan >>> >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> Alicante, Spain >>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >>> >>> YNWA >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jan 27, 2014, at 2:40 AM, Lluis Ripoll wrote: >>> >>>> Old chandlery "Antiga Cereria Lluis Codina?, with the Summilux 35 pre >>>> >>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/20140123_L1000818LR5w.jpg.html> >>>> >>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/20140123_L1000819LR5w.jpg.html> >>>> >>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/20140123_L1000820LR5w.jpg.html> >>>> >>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/20140123_L1000823LR5w.jpg.html> >>>> >>>> Casta?uelas (Castanets) Seller and tourist, w. Lux 75 >>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/20140123_L1000827LR5w.jpg.html> >>>> >>>> Espa?a and Barcelona, w. Summicron Rigid >>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/20140123_L1000800.jpg.html> >>>> >>>> Chat in carrer Aviny?, w. Summicron Rigid >>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/20140123_L1000801.jpg.html> >>>> >>>> Tattoos, w. Summicron Rigid >>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/20140123_L1000804.jpg.html> >>>> >>>> Alfred & James, w. Summilux 50 >>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/20140123_L1000817.jpg.html> >>>> >>>> Thanks for looking, your c&c are greatly appreciated, >>>> >>>> Saludos cordiales >>>> Lluis >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > Blog: > http://www.nathansmusings.eu/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information