Today's Noctilux @ f:1

[Benjamin Marks]

At sunset, M8, ISO 160, IR filter on, WB = Auto

Ben Marks

Edit: Interestingly the light response of the M8's chip is more linear than my eye's -- there were actually deep shadows when this was taken . . . were in the digi-world now.

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[daveywaugh]

Nice pic. It's good to see some of the character translating to digital. Never used a Noctilux unfortunately, but I can really see the appeal. Perhaps some of your 'extra' shadow detail is the result of post-processing the RAW file or was this a JPEG straight out of the camera? It could probably do with a little more shadow / midtone contrast.

 

[Benjamin Marks]

This is a RAW file, converted to jpg radically downsized for posting here. This is one of the peeves I have about the on-line digi-world right now. There really is not enough bandwidth to post the original file. The original is a 10 MB DNG file, which CS3 converts as a 300 ppi 16-bit file. Tremendous amount of detail. Squeeze that down to 72 ppi jpg and you are going to get some artifacts. Truth is, I am not a terribly sophisticated CS3 user and don't really have a sense how to optimize the M8's results for this sort of forum. Still, I think the image gives a sense of what the lens does wide open in these conditions. The watercolor quality to the background, for instance, is more or less what I am seeing when I look at the RAW file.

Ben Marks

 

[35mmdelux]

digi has a tendency to lighten the darks.

 

[maddoc]

Very nice shot ! The lens seems to work very will with your M8. I have a Noctilux and once borrowed my friends M8, found it easier to focus compared to film. Also interesting to see that there is no vignetting visible.

That`s one of the big differences between film and sensors, curved sensitivity vs linear response .... 😉

 

[thomasw_]

Gabor, I wonder how it functions on a FF sensor though?

 

[Benjamin Marks]

One more: This one on "Auto" exposure by a campfire. Fully open . . . but maybe you could make this shot with any 50 under those conditions.