PatrickT
New Rangefinder User
Holy balls...the sample pics on DPreview's site look killer!
Gabriel M.A.
My Red Dot Glows For You
Excellent: my tabbed 50mm Summicron just became "pre-ASPH", and probably just went up in resale price.
My M8 has backwards compatibility with B&W, and at 2500 ISO is no slouch at B&W*
* Void where prohibited. Knowledge of post-processing not included. Do not try at home, professionals only. Certain conditions may apply.
My M8 has backwards compatibility with B&W, and at 2500 ISO is no slouch at B&W*
* Void where prohibited. Knowledge of post-processing not included. Do not try at home, professionals only. Certain conditions may apply.
dcsang
Canadian & Not A Dentist
While it's interesting - looked at the DPReview samples (thanks for the proper link) - I'm a bit "meh" over it since the files still look flat to me (even the originals). I don't know, it's pretty clear that this, in someway, will relate back to Joe's thread on digital B&W and taking knocks at it 
Cheers,
Dave
Cheers,
Dave
karlori
Digital Refugee
Chyn
Established
Agreed. Those files on DPreview do a better job selling the quality of the camera than Leica's own. Waiting for real DNGs now...
celluloidprop
Well-known
the second DP image, of the girl holding the Nikon, suffers from quite a bit of highlight blowout (her hands and jacket) that doesn't look like it's handled any better than a Nikon/Fuji/etc.
the midtones are very nice, though
the midtones are very nice, though
wjlapier
Well-known
PatrickONeill
Well-known
interesting.
looking on the German website has both asph and pre-asph crons listed. maybe they will sell them side by side (at least for a while)
looking on the German website has both asph and pre-asph crons listed. maybe they will sell them side by side (at least for a while)
Broke
Established
X2 with EVF lump : massive FAIL
Do you think that whoever makes Olympus' VF-2 makes this EVF (he says rhetorically)?
Cheers,
Jim
burancap
Veteran
ishpop
tall person
Yes, the LCD can fool you at first into thinking everything is vastly underexposed, which led me to bump up exposure a bit too much for short stretches. The next day I realized I should have been using the exposure peaking to monitor, but alas we only had a few days... It seems to me that user's will have to get used to images looking pretty dark while out in the field, then spending at least a little time with the files later to get the right level of brightness/contrast. But Im sure with a few more days we'd have ben able to get into a groove with the settings and reduce the level of PP necessary.
Robin Harrison
aka Harrison Cronbi
This is astounding.
The year: 2012.
The camera: Leica M-Monochrom.
The price: $8000.
The LCD: 2.5" 230k dots (same as Nikon D80 from 2006).
I can't believe there isn't someone at Leica who is embarrassed by that combination of facts. The extra cost of higher res screens must be miniscule, relative to the asking price. I think it paints a worrying picture about the resources Leica has in developing and integrating new components, firmware, and UIs.
The year: 2012.
The camera: Leica M-Monochrom.
The price: $8000.
The LCD: 2.5" 230k dots (same as Nikon D80 from 2006).
I can't believe there isn't someone at Leica who is embarrassed by that combination of facts. The extra cost of higher res screens must be miniscule, relative to the asking price. I think it paints a worrying picture about the resources Leica has in developing and integrating new components, firmware, and UIs.
Nigel Meaby
Well-known
Nothing special about those samples to me. Compare them with these: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonmanjiro/tags/leicasummicron35mmf20i/
to see some beautiful Leica Black and Whites.
pieter
Established
I just read the review by Sean Reid.
Did anybody else chuckle when he came across that sample picture with the guy holding up the sign "greed knows no caution"?
Did anybody else chuckle when he came across that sample picture with the guy holding up the sign "greed knows no caution"?
redisburning
Well-known
MTFs for the 50 APO are up on Leica's site.
If these are calculated, I don't even know what to say. Regardless of the price, I don't think Leica will be able to keep up with demand for it.
edit: barely any distortion either. now I know why it's so big.
If these are calculated, I don't even know what to say. Regardless of the price, I don't think Leica will be able to keep up with demand for it.
edit: barely any distortion either. now I know why it's so big.
PatrickONeill
Well-known
and no frame selector. D:
BobYIL
Well-known
Looked at the samples on the DPR.
However the final word about them is to be said by the M9 owners in our forum who have insight in B&W and Silver Efex Pro. That would be interesting...
However the final word about them is to be said by the M9 owners in our forum who have insight in B&W and Silver Efex Pro. That would be interesting...
Gabriel M.A.
My Red Dot Glows For You
What horrible photos in there (for a product introductory page). The processing looks like they could have been shot on very expired Neopan 1600 which was left in the trunk of the car, then put in the freezer, then loaded on the camera, went out shooting while drinking espresso, cranked up the contrast with coffee developer, scanned with an all-in-one office printer, and cranked up the contrast even more.
Image-wise, they're interesting, but whoever chose these as representative of what this camera should be able to do theoretically couldn't close the gap between gallery curating posturing and salesmanship.
FrozenInTime
Well-known
steveclem
Well-known
It's not as if the people who buy this will be bothered about a hot shoe.
Perhaps Leica can call it a Not shoe............
I'll get my coat shall I?