peterm1
Veteran
Shot in Honk Kong earlier this month using an M8 with a Leica 50mm f2 version 4 and a Voigtlander 75mm f1.8
Most of these shots have not had the color touched, although I did sharpen the images and maybe play with tonality a bit for balance. The final one did have some saturation adjustment I think as Victoria Harbor was a little misty on the day and I think I over-compensated a little in post processing. Still over all I am pleased.
I love the way it renders color and of course the crispness.
Most of these shots have not had the color touched, although I did sharpen the images and maybe play with tonality a bit for balance. The final one did have some saturation adjustment I think as Victoria Harbor was a little misty on the day and I think I over-compensated a little in post processing. Still over all I am pleased.
I love the way it renders color and of course the crispness.
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smile
why so serious?
what kwanon did you try?
ironhorse
Joe DuPont
Peter.....the photos, and especially the colors, really are beautiful. There is also a 3D quality to the pictures.
Xherion
Member
very nice color and tonality indeed....
makes me rethink about getting an M8.
pic 1-3 is a tad over-sharpened for me though...
very nice pics overall.
makes me rethink about getting an M8.
pic 1-3 is a tad over-sharpened for me though...
very nice pics overall.
Darshan
Well-known
I like the pics. May I ask about the processing, as most of them appear over-sharpened (as the above poster mentioned)?
MCTuomey
Veteran
oversharpened, almost brittle, at least on my monitor
ironhorse
Joe DuPont
Doesn't look terribly oversharpened on mine.
smile
why so serious?
try 5dmk2 with a good lens, you will be impressed
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
I'm another who seems to be getting a slightly over sharpened look ... mainly on the second and third pics.
Beautiful colours though and great shots.
I do miss my M8 at times.
Beautiful colours though and great shots.
I do miss my M8 at times.
nad
Newbie
looks a bit over sharpened. but fantastic colors!!!
in my experience hardy any og just a sligt sharpening is nessecary. how much sharpening do you all apply???
niels
in my experience hardy any og just a sligt sharpening is nessecary. how much sharpening do you all apply???
niels
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Shot in Honk Kong earlier this month using an M8 with a Leica 50mm f2 version 4 and a Voigtlander 75mm f1.8
Most of these shots have not had the color touched, although I did sharpen the images and maybe play with tonality a bit for balance. The final one did have some saturation adjustment I think as Victoria Harbor was a little misty on the day and I think I over-compensated a little in post processing. Still over all I am pleased.
I love the way it renders color and of course the crispness.
Especially these two look a bit like they were processed with a HDR Tool, a bit artificial. The close shot with the persons looks very over sharpened. For me the last two cityscape photos look best because they look more naturally.
leicashot
Well-known
Nice pictures but agree that they look a little over-sharpened and over-saturated somewhat, but YES the M8 is a very capable camera, even with it's 10MP. I think a little less PP will improve the overall look of your images and make a stronger point.
Rob-F
Likes Leicas
How is it possible that the quality of these M8 images is readily apparent even on my 13" Macbook screen? When I go downstairs next, I'll take a look with the iMac; but on this screen they don't seem oversharpened.
Great pictures!
Great pictures!
peterm1
Veteran
On reflection I think a couple of images may be a little oversharpened as I can see some halos in a couple of spots.
I am even pretty sure how this happened - I got part way thru editing a batch of images and had to call it quits for the day. When I came back the next day I think a couple of them accidentally got a slight second dose of sharpening. But believe me when I say that a lot of the detail in the images is not from post processing /sharpening. It's information captured by the lens and recorded by the M8 sensor. (Mind you, I do not always nail the focusing quite so well.)
As to the color, I have not boosted saturation. I have however adjusted tonal values slightly. I have found that when I get it right and the conditions are good, with the M and good lenses it kicks butt when it comes to color rendition. (My view anyway.)
Here are another few examples, taken a couple of months back.
I am even pretty sure how this happened - I got part way thru editing a batch of images and had to call it quits for the day. When I came back the next day I think a couple of them accidentally got a slight second dose of sharpening. But believe me when I say that a lot of the detail in the images is not from post processing /sharpening. It's information captured by the lens and recorded by the M8 sensor. (Mind you, I do not always nail the focusing quite so well.)
As to the color, I have not boosted saturation. I have however adjusted tonal values slightly. I have found that when I get it right and the conditions are good, with the M and good lenses it kicks butt when it comes to color rendition. (My view anyway.)
Here are another few examples, taken a couple of months back.
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MCTuomey
Veteran
lovely colors indeed ... and sharpened very nicely
sailronin
Established
Lovely series. I too am amazed at the color rendition from my M8. They are a great camera.
punkromance
Poor art student
Photos are nice but honestly I can't help but think that the colours look exactly the same as the colours every DSLR on the market kicks out.
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1937 CZJ Sonnar 5cm F1.5, wide-open on the M8. Straight out of the camera JPEG, reduced in size only.
The lens used makes big difference in color rendition on a camera, and the M8 is able to take lenses going back to 1930 or so. I like the subtle colors rendered by uncoated optics. The M8 gives a lot of choice of lenses, going back more than DSLR's.
The lens used makes big difference in color rendition on a camera, and the M8 is able to take lenses going back to 1930 or so. I like the subtle colors rendered by uncoated optics. The M8 gives a lot of choice of lenses, going back more than DSLR's.
morgan
Well-known
Beautiful shots and awesome color!
I say that all that time about my R-D1 vs my Canon 7D. The R-D1 just produces awesome images. The 7D can mostly get there, but the files require a lot more work (that's shooting raw in both). I love the 7D for a lot of things, but street/people stuff isn't one of them.
I say that all that time about my R-D1 vs my Canon 7D. The R-D1 just produces awesome images. The 7D can mostly get there, but the files require a lot more work (that's shooting raw in both). I love the 7D for a lot of things, but street/people stuff isn't one of them.
The Meaness
Well-known
Peter, the last two you posted are wonderful. That 75/1.8 looks great!