Hong Kong Homework: Lei Yue Mun, Hong Kong (Please Critique)

yanidel said:
Good job, I like a high % of them. I would take out the B&W ones as they kind of break the colorful, dreamy and wandering atmosphere of the set (though I also like them). I am impressed by the performance of Nokton 35 1.2 with M8. Your pictures definitely add points to the M8 in my long hesitations whether to buy it or not 🙂
As for cropping, I feel it is a necessary skill set to make great pictures. Creative cropping can do a lot to pictures.
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Actually, I was also quite impressed. This was my first day out with the M8 and also with the Nokton, it is bulky but so good! No matter what people say, the M8 is an amazing tool, and in my opinion, it is far better than the R-D1 (I can say that, I used to own one😉).

BTW thanks for the comment.
Max
 
HI Max, I am working in Taikoo Place too. (And I guess you do.) Shall we get to Leica dealer someday and rent for the M8 again?
 
meven said:
Actually, I was also quite impressed. This was my first day out with the M8 and also with the Nokton, it is bulky but so good! No matter what people say, the M8 is an amazing tool, and in my opinion, it is far better than the R-D1 (I can say that, I used to own one😉).

BTW thanks for the comment.
Max
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Since you owned the RD1, what is your impression on RD1's ISO 1600 vs M8's 1280 ? I now shoot almost all portraits at ISO1600 even when not needed. I just love the special look it gives to pictures and never apply noise reduction. I read many times that the M8 high ISO performance is not pleasing, what is your first experience ?
 
honpan said:
HI Max, I am working in Taikoo Place too. (And I guess you do.) Shall we get to Leica dealer someday and rent for the M8 again?
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Hi,

Yes I do work in Taikoo Place but I am flying to France tonight and won't be back in HK before mid-August after that we can go to Leica.

In th emeantime you can contact Patrick Lui at Schmidt Marketing if you are interested (patrickliu[at]schmidtmarketing[dot]com).

Cheers
 
yanidel said:
Since you owned the RD1, what is your impression on RD1's ISO 1600 vs M8's 1280 ? I now shoot almost all portraits at ISO1600 even when not needed. I just love the special look it gives to pictures and never apply noise reduction. I read many times that the M8 high ISO performance is not pleasing, what is your first experience ?
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To be honest, I haven't used the M8 over ISO so I can't really say. I did a portrait or two at high ISO and converted in black and white and was pleased with it, but apart from that I can't really comment yet.

Sorry for not being very helpful on that one!
 
I love the colors too but I think you may have lost some shadow detail while processing - the shadows turn to black really fast in some of the more vivid shots. Maybe it's my monitor?

Also I think the need for cropping others have mentioned perhaps comes from the really centered composition in some of the shots. If you keep an eye out for this cropping shouldn't be necessary.

Definitely a great eye for easily missed shots you've got there. Looking forward to seeing more!
 
M. Valdemar said:
She showed the blog to me when she had some of it done, and it was absolutely, completely Japanese, no question about it.

The colors, design elements, graphic placement all screamed "Japanese", it was as if the whole thing sprung out of her head fully conceived.
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Is it possible to post a link to your wife's blog so we can admire her work? I, for one, am intrigued....
 
Hi Max,

I've finally found some time to comment on your images, which I've liked since the first time you posted them and have gone back to admire several times since. Frankly, I'm jealous of what you produced.

First off, I agree on your 'no cropping' ethos. The analogy above to a canvas is spot on. You filled it, live with it.

I love your 'still-life' studies. You have a great eye for details that many people would walk by. And you capture them at interesting angles, playing with bokeh on occasion. I assume you took many of them with 50 and 75.

The colors and strong contrasts are to die for. (Maybe having such a sunny, spectacular day after so much rain makes them especially striking and welcome!) Whatever you're doing to achieve that saturation, keep it up!

I'd be interested to hear the top three reasons you prefer the M8 to the RD-1. It would help me resolve some GAS issues I've been dealing with! 😀
 
Max,

I decided to let you know which were may favorite shots of the many you posted:

The blue door with red calligraphy
The white plastic chairs
The post boxes (perhaps the best of the best)
The alley-way with red flowers
The “I love you” on blue (superb use of bokeh)
The green scale straight on


My choice is a bit surprising, because as you know I'm a huge fan of the CV15, and all the shots I mention were clearly not taken with it. Maybe it's time for me to go back to using more medium length lenses!

Have a great holiday en France!

Adrian
 
Mr Ho said:
I'd be interested to hear the top three reasons you prefer the M8 to the RD-1. It would help me resolve some GAS issues I've been dealing with! 😀
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Same here, I 'd like to hear about it.
I was shooting down les Champs Elysées this sunny afternoon and I really missed 4000-8000 speeds, this is one clear reason for me for the M8 over the RD1
 
Mr Ho said:
I'd be interested to hear the top three reasons you prefer the M8 to the RD-1. It would help me resolve some GAS issues I've been dealing with! 😀
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Adrian,

Thanks for the comments.

Why I prefer the M8 over the R-D1:
* Built quality, just way better than the plastic body of the R-D1
* As mentioned above, the high speeds are very usefull in daylight with fast lenses
* The quality of the files and their sharpness is incredible
* Crop factor is slightly less, x1.33 instead of x1.5
* More framelines, and especially framelines for 24mm lens (in my opinion very usefull)
* Viewfinder less sensitive than the one of the R-D1
* And the list goes on...

Cheers
Max

PS: I am already enjoying my time in France!!!!!
 
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