Well I got one and....

[padraigm]

I like it, I like using my film lenses on it and can't wait to get out and do some shooting. BUT... It's not like I did not know this before I bought it because lord knows I read every review I could find, but when I shoot anything over ISO 640 it just makes me sick... You know that feeling of "what did I just do"

 

[ChrisN]

Welcome! And congratulations on the new camera. As you already have lenses you must have a 35mm M body also. Which one? And tell us how you find the comparison.

 

[OurManInTangier]

Mine should arrive today.

This may also be the time to upgrade my lenses as I switch from 35 & 50 to 28 & 35....the 35mm is an old Canon and I'm waiting to see how it performs on the M8 before deciding how quickly to buy some better glass.

I plumped for the Ultron 1.9 for the 28mm from Nokton48 here at RFF.

 

[dcsang]

Welcome to the forum.

Do yourself a favour - if you're going to shoot over ISO640 just convert it to B&W - it actually doesn't look half bad and those shots will compare favourably (if exposed correctly) to B&W film imho.

Also, as one of our other members may tell you, go over those images with a fine tooth comb. Zoom in and see if there are any "dead pixels" etc.

Cheers
Dave

 

[gdi]

Search for Dan States' process for high ISO using Capture 1 - it really helps and can make properly exposed 640 shots sing.

Here are a couple @640 from last night tough exposures, but I didn't want to blow out the highlights...

 

[padraigm]

Hi guys, thanks for the welcome. I am coming from a Bessa R3A which I love. I especially like being able to focus with both eyes open, found myself doing it a few times on the M8, kinda miss that but no biggie. I have a VC 25/4 uncoupled which is great for street and can't wait to try it on my M8, its close to 35mm which is a good focal length for me. You can only zone focus it but the DOF is tremendous, but certainly not a low light lens. I also have a VC 40mm f/1.4 and 50 Cron. I am probably going to sell the Cron to help get another lens and was looking at the VC 35 f1/4... Does anybody have what Sean Reid wrote about this lens? I am not hearing good things about it. I probably should just tighten the belt(some more) and get the 35 lux and be done with it.

DCSANG... yes I agree the noise does look better with the B&W, also the images become more usable if you get the exposure correct, there is certainly less latitude for error. Just shooting around the house I compared two shots with the 5D and M8 at approx the same setting (actually the 5D was set at 1600) and no matter how much you expect a difference it still makes you cringe... I found using my light meter for incident light helped bridge the gap towards a more usable image.

I must say thanks to everyone for the valuable insight on this camera and look forward to hearing more about everyones experiences and tips.

 

[dcsang]

DCSANG... yes I agree the noise does look better with the B&W, also the images become more usable if you get the exposure correct, there is certainly less latitude for error. Just shooting around the house I compared two shots with the 5D and M8 at approx the same setting (actually the 5D was set at 1600) and no matter how much you expect a difference it still makes you cringe... I found using my light meter for incident light helped bridge the gap towards a more usable image.

hey there..

Yep.. those were my findings as well - it's a tough pill to swallow 🙂 - you may want to try getting some noise reduction software as well and don't go any higher than the 1250 setting (or perhaps 800 - 640 + exposure comp).

Cheers,
Dave

 

[gdi]

hey there..

Yep.. those were my findings as well - it's a tough pill to swallow 🙂 - you may want to try getting some noise reduction software as well and don't go any higher than the 1250 setting (or perhaps 800 - 640 + exposure comp).

Cheers,
Dave

You may be pleasantly surprised if you keep at it and try a few things. I went out this afternoon and did a quick shot at 2500 and then processed it with no sharpening or luminance NR in C1 V4.

I am posting a pretty big file, and obviously at 100% noise is much more apparent, but at the print sizes I have tried with such files they look really good.