Monochrom - Scarily Good....

[janrzm]

I've put up a post on the M Monochrom and my thoughts having owned it for 3 weeks now.

Full post here - http://aperturepriority.co.nz/2012/11/14/monochrom-scarily-good/

Couple of sample images

 

[icebear]

Jason, great post and yes the pictures underline your verdict.
This camera is finally able to show the potential of some lenses to the full extent.
Great opportunity for shooting with your theater troupe connection.
It takes a while to get used to the different exposure for the highlights, rather then for the shadows in case you "come from film" but once you get the hang of it these MM files are just incredible.

 

[jordanstarr]

I think you did a very good job finding your "look". I'd compare it to Ilford Delta 100, but with much better control of the really high highlights (not sure if it's in-camera or post-processing, but you did a great job on this level in difficult conditions to do so).

 

[mathomas]

Two of the best examples I've seen from this camera.

 

[segedi]

Great shots in your post. Capable camera in more than capable hands. Any insights into your LR4 process would be great. I have to learn that software fast, before the Monochrom arrives 🙂

 

[GaryLH]

Nice, thanks for sharing.

Gary

 

[janrzm]

Jason, great post and yes the pictures underline your verdict.
This camera is finally able to show the potential of some lenses to the full extent.
Great opportunity for shooting with your theater troupe connection.
It takes a while to get used to the different exposure for the highlights, rather then for the shadows in case you "come from film" but once you get the hang of it these MM files are just incredible.

Thanks Klaus

Your right, the sharpness coming out of the Lux's along with the IQ of this camera is really something else.

All the best, Jason.

 

[janrzm]

I think you did a very good job finding your "look". I'd compare it to Ilford Delta 100, but with much better control of the really high highlights (not sure if it's in-camera or post-processing, but you did a great job on this level in difficult conditions to do so).

Thanks Jordan.

I was really looking to achieve my M9 B&W conversion look which I always did via Aperture 3, thankfully with a little practice I have now achieved that through LR4.

The truth is with the PP that really you actually need do very little to these files. 2-3 mins per image.

Cheers

Jason.

 

[V-12]

It's great to see you have done some post processing, hopefully other owners will realise their error and not post (so many) bland straight out of camera images from the MM.

 

[janrzm]

Two of the best examples I've seen from this camera.

Thanks for that. Plenty of room for improvement still ;-)

 

[f6andBthere]

Great images and an indication of the shift in thinking with black and white photography. I have to wonder if any of the other manufacturers will follow Leica's lead and produce dedicated monochrome cameras?

Maybe it will remain their niche?

 

[peterm1]

Those images look excellent. I have to say that the Nikon D700 has excellent digital black and white abilities too. The BW function is configurable and allows you for example to adjust contrast, colour filter effect etc to what ever suits your style and the image being shot. Combined with very smooth rendering that the D700 posesses it produces lovely files also. I hope this is an era when such things are begining to be taken seriously by more camera manufacturers.

 

[flip]

I like the tone as well. I think it is very tempting to produce extreme images with digital, partly because the medium's lack of shoulder supports this by default. You made some nice shots I'd be happy to find on a roll.

 

[Roger Hicks]

Great shots, and beautiful on the screen. How do they look as exhibition prints? (Not an attack: just asking.)

Cheers,

R.

 

[Vince Lupo]

So what is the range of ISO's that you were using during the shooting of these photos?

(And they are really excellent shots, by the way!)

 

[Richard G]

Your transformation from uncertainty with the difficulties of exposure, to surpassing most of your contemporaries with this new camera, in just a few hours: I expected no less.

 

[janrzm]

I like the tone as well. I think it is very tempting to produce extreme images with digital, partly because the medium's lack of shoulder supports this by default. You made some nice shots I'd be happy to find on a roll.

I also shoot film, I don't think anyone could have paid me a better compliment than this.

What you say is very true, the secret to the Monochrom files as I see it currently is to do very little in deed, the processing of these images took only a couple of mins each.

Cheers

 

[Calzone]

What you say is very true, the secret to the Monochrom files as I see it currently is to do very little in deed, the processing of these images took only a couple of mins each.

Cheers

Thanks for sharing. I love your shots and the look. Great to hear about the minimal processing because at heart I'm a slacker dude.

Less is more. 🙂

Cal

 

[ray*j*gun]

I also would like to know how they looked as prints.... did you print any of these lovely images?

 

[janrzm]

Thanks for sharing. I love your shots and the look. Great to hear about the minimal processing because at heart I'm a slacker dude.

Less is more. 🙂

Cal

Hey Cal

Thanks, I can only speak for myself and my short experience with the camera so far.

I've seen lots of flat grey images from this camera which is zero processing and others where I think they have been over processed.

The key is to keep it simple and not to over think it.....of course this is only my opinion.

Cheers

Jaso