Leica M8 and Vietnam

[PrisonersDilema]

Shot last November in Mui Ne, South Vietnam.

28 Cron Asph

Canon 50 f1.4LTM

 

[Fraser]

Nice shots, but I think you need your sensor cleaned.

 

[hlockwood]

Wow! Beautiful shots.

Harry

 

[johannielscom]

What Fraser says, there's a pattern of dust particles repeating over shots. Easily seen over the first three shots, so it might also be the lens?

 

[MCTuomey]

the shots themselves are gorgeous - great light, interesting exposures, wonderful subjects and scenes.

the dust bunnies, oversharpening, and vignetting/cyan drift detract, though.

 

[PrisonersDilema]

Cleaned

Cleaned

Thanks guys.

Sent my black M8 to Solms for a free clean and check together with my 28 cron aspherical just before the 2-years warranty period is up. Sensors cleaned up. Strange that the blower did notr quite clear up the dust bunnies.

I paid to change the top plate to a chrome one and now I have a unique M8. Top plate and dials are chrome, whilst the bottom plate is black.

 

[PrisonersDilema]

thanks

thanks

the shots themselves are gorgeous - great light, interesting exposures, wonderful subjects and scenes.

oversharpening, and vignetting/cyan drift detract, though.

These comments are useful. I will watch the oversharpening.

I had the UV IR filters on. strange I still suffer the cyan shift.

 

[MCTuomey]

These comments are useful. I will watch the oversharpening.

I had the UV IR filters on. strange I still suffer the cyan shift.

Is your lens coded and is lens detection turned on? If you don't like that route, consider CornerFix as part of your workflow when using wides. CornerFix can run as a batch routine, requires only that you shoot and process a profile once for each lens (very simple, really), and cleans up the vignetting/cyan drift quite well.

 

[dfoo]

It looked to me more like the drift (in particular in the image of the woman/boy tending their nets) was caused by the postprocessing... What does the original image look like?

BTW, the strongest image to me is the guy pulling in the boat. Great shot!

 

[PrisonersDilema]

vignette

vignette

Is your lens coded and is lens detection turned on? If you don't like that route, consider CornerFix as part of your workflow when using wides. CornerFix can run as a batch routine, requires only that you shoot and process a profile once for each lens (very simple, really), and cleans up the vignetting/cyan drift quite well.

Now I understand.

The vignetting was purposely post-processed to emphasize the main subject matter. I did that through burn and dodge. It's not caused by the lens, certainly.

 

[oftheherd]

the shots themselves are gorgeous - great light, interesting exposures, wonderful subjects and scenes.

the dust bunnies, oversharpening, and vignetting/cyan drift detract, though.

Kind of have to agree, but the shots are eye chatching for sure. Great compositions.

Where is Mui Ne?

 

[thegman]

Great shots, regardless of sharpening or dust on sensor, just really great shots.

 

[seakayaker1]

Beautiful shots!

Thanks for posting.

Also if you have a moment post a shot of your modified M8 . . . . .

Life is Grand!

Dan

 

[taskoni]

I love the first shot even it is sadly over processed.
Regards,
b.