Benjamin Marks
Veteran
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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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
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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
Veteran
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
Ben Marks
35mmdelux
Veni, vidi, vici
digi has a tendency to lighten the darks.
maddoc
... likes film again.
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 ....
That`s one of the big differences between film and sensors, curved sensitivity vs linear response ....
thomasw_
Well-known
Gabor, I wonder how it functions on a FF sensor though?
