Re: Dmr Vs M8
bit confused here, as to which image is from which camera. Which body took the image with the lady's left hand showing? On my screen that comes out on the bottom and so I'm thinking it's from the DMR. And the bottom shot does look slightly warmer. But they're both really good. Great stuff. Might have to buy one. Ha!
Re focusing with the M8 - I've taken thousands of portraits like this production line style with M6s and learned that I need to focus the rangefinder (on the closest eye) and then jink the focus forward the slightest degree, to get good focus on print, that could compare with prints from an R body. I explored this situation with some technical drawings. Focussing with a properly calibrated M places more of the acceptable zone of focus behind the intended point than in front, whereas with an R it tends to be equally balanced before and behind (because it's our eye directly and subjectively assessing what looks right on the focussing screen). While I still use this method when taking portraits with the M, in the end I found I had fewer missed focus portraits when using an R body (and 1/250th flash sync!! - problem solved with M8). Composition was freer too.
Just my story. YMMV.
Regards, Rick.
|