Uwe_Nds
Chief Assistant Driver
kenn
Ken Nickerson
Look forward to your Cuba shots. I took some there with a one week old M8, so was learning, but got one decent shot. More recently in Paris I was starting to enjoy the camera more. It's a great alternative to a MK III or D3 in terms of size and scope when traveling. Some shots here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kcnickerson/
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3116/2606644004_141c74d565_o.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kcnickerson/
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3116/2606644004_141c74d565_o.jpg
tomasis
Well-known
Are you sure? The sensor didn't record ANY hair on your head!
IMO that m8 got much worse now. First IR problem, second QC, now no hairs. I give up and I see that Leica is not good anymore. Also this is so damn expensive
dcsang
Canadian & Not A Dentist
Here's something from today - I tried using the M8 during a wedding that I was second shooting - 50 lux wide open, natural light, and placed him off centre - I think I could use it "regularly" (maybe not alone but I think, in the right wedding, I can work it into the routine). This was ISO640 and it was 1/90s.
Ya.. I think I like it - but I would like to try a longer lens (maybe a 90 Summarit) because that's the one thing I wished I had with me today.
The Groom
Cheers,
Dave
Ya.. I think I like it - but I would like to try a longer lens (maybe a 90 Summarit) because that's the one thing I wished I had with me today.
The Groom
Cheers,
Dave
maggieo
More Deadly
That's a gorgeous photo, Dave!
dcsang
Canadian & Not A Dentist
Thanks Maggie!!
I got accustomed to using the 50 Pre-ASPH lux wide open on the M8.
It was either that lens or the ZM 28mm f2.8 Biogon - and to be honest, I really like the biogon because you get that "35mm feel" due to the framelines (or "field of view" I guess..)
Converted from colour to b&w - this was with the biogon wide open:
ISO640
And, just like I would use my 5D, I can use the M8 and accommodate for backlighting accordingly.
Cheers,
Dave
I got accustomed to using the 50 Pre-ASPH lux wide open on the M8.
It was either that lens or the ZM 28mm f2.8 Biogon - and to be honest, I really like the biogon because you get that "35mm feel" due to the framelines (or "field of view" I guess..)
Converted from colour to b&w - this was with the biogon wide open:
ISO640
And, just like I would use my 5D, I can use the M8 and accommodate for backlighting accordingly.
Cheers,
Dave
Richard Marks
Rexel
Here's something from today - I tried using the M8 during a wedding that I was second shooting - 50 lux wide open, natural light, and placed him off centre - I think I could use it "regularly" (maybe not alone but I think, in the right wedding, I can work it into the routine). This was ISO640 and it was 1/90s.
Ya.. I think I like it - but I would like to try a longer lens (maybe a 90 Summarit) because that's the one thing I wished I had with me today.
The Groom
Cheers,
Dave
Dear Dave
Delighted to see you are up and running at last.
I used to have a 90 2.8 but found the focusing area on an M8 very tiny. The 75 focal length works very nicely. At 1.4, focusing close, there is almost no depth of field. There has been a recent thread 75 lux with some nice pictures.
Richard
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kshapero
South Florida Man
When I shoot with my Epson R-D1 i take the tape off. When they see the Epson tag, they think I'm a hobbyist. They are right!
philippereyniers
Philippe
Arne, your pictures are perfect !
I can't help but notice the tiny spots on your blue sky of the second picture. I had the same problem too. Is it really some oil from the aperture mechanism ? My M8 went back to Leica for sensor cleaning bc of this... I miss it !
All the best !
I can't help but notice the tiny spots on your blue sky of the second picture. I had the same problem too. Is it really some oil from the aperture mechanism ? My M8 went back to Leica for sensor cleaning bc of this... I miss it !
All the best !
Gabriel M.A.
My Red Dot Glows For You
Are you sure? The sensor didn't record ANY hair on your head!
Sometimes it's so bad, it records bunny ears on Elmo paraphernalia:
M8 + 35mm Summicron f/2 ver. IV
jag157
Member
I have a NIkon D2x with every lens you could wish for ...including the NOCT 1.2 which I might add is to die for. I BUT 1 year ago I bought an M8 and have not been able to leave home without it. Pretty much since then my D2x has been left languishing in the cupboard.
The M8 is just so easy to live with, produces fabulous results particularrly if matched with C1Pro.
Touch wood ...mine works fine, it has its weaknesses but these are are soooooooo offset by what it does well ...takes really good pictures.
The M8 is just so easy to live with, produces fabulous results particularrly if matched with C1Pro.
Touch wood ...mine works fine, it has its weaknesses but these are are soooooooo offset by what it does well ...takes really good pictures.
Nick De Marco
Well-known
Just got back from Cuba and my M8 is alive and well. I was delighted to have it with me, at all times, and will spend the next few weeks editing the hundreds of photos I took. Cuba must be one of the best places in the world to visit for photography, and apart from a couple of minor battery issues, and that thing that happens if you try and take too many photos with the M8 too fast, the M8 served me very well and I definitely think I preferred having it there than lugging around my Canon 5D and lenses.
Many photos of Cuba to come soon, but here are a couple taken on the first day there for now...
Nick
Many photos of Cuba to come soon, but here are a couple taken on the first day there for now...
Nick