Leica M Monochrom: best pics

[jordan.dickinson]

Leica M9 Monochrom
Leica 50mm f1.0 Noctilux E60 Ver. 4

Philadelphia, PA

 

[jordan.dickinson]

Leica M9 Monochrom
Leica 35mm f1.4 Summilux ASPH FLE

Los Angeles, CA

 

[Derek Leath]

Leica MM246
by
Derek Leath,
on Flickr

 

[Derek Leath]

Leica MM246
by
Derek Leath,
on Flickr
DOF
F2 Orange filter 1958 Summicron Rigid

 

[Derek Leath]

Leica MM246
by
Derek Leath,
on Flickr
Foggy Morning

 

[bjorke]

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M246, Ultron 35/2, Lego's

 

[Derek Leath]

Leica MM246
by
Derek Leath,
on Flickr

 

[bjorke]

​

More Lego's, same Ultron 35, same 246, different light bulbs

 

[Derek Leath]

Leica MM246
by
Derek Leath,
on Flickr
1958 Summicron V2 Leitz Yellow Filter 800 ISO

 

[Derek Leath]

Geyerwoods
by
Derek Leath,
on Flickr
MM246 / Yellow filter / Elmarit 28

 

[Rob-F]

As someone waiting to pick up my MM (I live in Israel, camera came from Germany, heading to meet it in France on Thursday) - anyone have any tips to avoid clipping the highlights? Do you shoot 1 or 2 stops under and then adjust in post, or do you wing it?

I think that one or two stops is too much. I will set my M9M for minus 1/3 or minus 2/3, when I feel the need. When I don't see the need, I don't set any exposure comp. It's the same rule as for using filters: only use one when you need one.

 

[airfrogusmc]

 

[airfrogusmc]

If you work with it enough you really do get to a point where you expose properly for the camera. I expose the same way I would for transparency film. As with trans film if you blow the highlights there is nothing there to pull back. The film is clear. It is not forgiving so you just need to be aware of it.

 

[Derek Leath]

Geyer Woods
by
Derek Leath,
on Flickr
MM246 Elmarit 28 2.8 / Yellow filter

 

[Richard G]

If you work with it enough you really do get to a point where you expose properly for the camera. I expose the same way I would for transparency film. As with trans film if you blow the highlights there is nothing there to pull back. The film is clear. It is not forgiving so you just need to be aware of it.

That's Rob and Allen and now me supporting the same approach. I hate exposure compensation being fixed as you forget it just when you don't want it. And then if you don't use it all the time you get it wrong when you quickly activate it and go the wrong way. Ask me how I know. You don't forget it is this camera in your hand, and eventually its limitations are programmed into you, not the exposure compensation function.

 

[Derek Leath]

Leica MM246
by
Derek Leath,
on Flickr
Yellow filter

 

[DwF]

19 Degrees and Sunshine

MM -50mm Rigid Summicron at f4​

 

[DwF]

Overlooking the Frenchmen's Coulee, At the Gorge, West of George (from Summer Archives)​

MM -35mm Summicron

 

[filmtwit]

Winter Nights

 

[DwF]

Hinoki Cypress​

MM -50mm Rigid Summicron​