Leica M-D: Pure for the sake of . . . purity?

rhl-oregon said:
Fabulous metering, Vince. And photographing. And...any further developmental magic?
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Actually I had to use an old Gossen Luna Pro on those snow pictures to be sure of the correct exposure :)

I’ll be driving back out to New Mexico in early April, so hopefully that will result in some new and worthwhile developmental magic!
 
D&A said:
It's been ages since I posted an image on RRF. When I just tried now (from my M-D 262), from an image that resides on my computer, all that shows up here is a thumbnail. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

Dave (D&A)
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I use Flickr and copy the ‘BB code’ to post. That would be my suggestion.
 
Ko.Fe. said:
Nice to see this substance! Not available on local shores this winter.

BTW, I'm failing to take decent snow pictures even with screen attached to the camera.
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Are you having issues with getting texture in snow? Are your pictures turning out dark? What seems to be the issue? It’s the 262 that you have, correct?
 
Vince Lupo said:
I use Flickr and copy the ‘BB code’ to post. That would be my suggestion.
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Thanks. Is there a way though to link to an image on a (my) computer. Apparently where one posts, it provides the option to link to a website image (like on flickr) or to an image on ones computer. I chose the latter but then all that shows up in the post is a tiny thumbnail.

Dave (D&A)
 
D&A said:
Thanks. Is there a way though to link to an image on a (my) computer. Apparently where one posts, it provides the option to link to a website image (like on flickr) or to an image on ones computer. I chose the latter but then all that shows up in the post is a tiny thumbnail.

Dave (D&A)
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Hi Dave -- There is a Help forum in RFF with a sticky thread devoted to the various ways of posting a photo in discussion threads, here (I use my RFF Gallery contents as photo source):
https://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=117509
 
Ko.Fe. said:
220. I just can't nail it.
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You mean a 240? In any case, make sure you’re shooting in RAW, first and foremost (of course with the M-D I have no choice). That helps at the other end when you’re making adjustments in post-production. It also depends on what the lighting conditions are. For both of those snow shots of mine, the light was relatively overcast and I used an incident light meter for readings. If you’re strictly relying on the camera’s meter and you’re pointing it directly at the snow, you’re going to want to increase your exposure by 2 stops to compensate for all that whiteness in the scene (particularly important when it’s in bright sunshine). Another thing - not that it necessarily matters - is that I had my lens stopped down quite a bit (f/8-f/11) to get good depth of field and ensure good detail sharpness.
 
Ko.Fe. said:
Is it -2 or + 2 in my M-E VF? I'm sorry to keep on asking.
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No you're totally fine -- it would be +2, if your exposures are turning out dark. Maybe start with +1.5 and see how that looks, then go to +2 if you feel they're still too dark. Here again, in snowy situations, having a hand-held incident meter helps.

Sorry I forgot that the 220 is the M-E :)
 
MIkhail said:
It's a perfect camera when process is more important than results...
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It's hard to imagine what you're intimating.

It's a camera: I make photos with it, same as I do with a half dozen other cameras. I'm quite happy with my results from all of them—they're the important thing to me. The process is mostly irrelevant, I do it so often and so quickly.

G
 
MIkhail said:
It's a perfect camera when process is more important than results...
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Yes, process/usage is an important and somewhat controversial aspect of the M-D, but this does not handicap the results which are consistent with other M digitals.
 
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