lanetomlane Posted March 3, 2010 Share #1 Posted March 3, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) M8 with MATE set at 50mm. I was in Dubai last week and had a pleasant surprise when I realised the ATP Tennis Tour was there and that tickets were available. Normally I would have taken a 300mm f2.8 and 600 f4.0 and one of those brick-like cameras with the bouncing mirror. I was quite pleased with some of the shots from the M8. ________________________________ Regards, Tom Photography by Tom Lane Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stuny Posted March 3, 2010 Share #2 Posted March 3, 2010 Tom - Terrific for composition, detail and moment. I think they would be stronger punched up a bit: #1 with iterative increases of shadow and highlight sliders (but more shadow), and #2 for greater contrast. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanetomlane Posted March 3, 2010 Author Share #3 Posted March 3, 2010 Stuart Thanks for the comment and I totally agree with you. The image is more or less straight out of the camera as I didn't have any decent processing software on my business computer. __________________________ Regards, Tom Photography by Tom Lane Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted March 3, 2010 Share #4 Posted March 3, 2010 Tom, Great shots, great results and no backaches. As Stuart said, a little PP will fill the bill. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biglouis Posted March 4, 2010 Share #5 Posted March 4, 2010 Great timing on this capture. A bit more processing and you have an outstanding shot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdannn Posted March 4, 2010 Share #6 Posted March 4, 2010 Nice to see the rangefinder do that. Love the b&w photo. Nicely composed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted March 6, 2010 Share #7 Posted March 6, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Normally I would have taken a 300mm f2.8 and 600 f4.0 and one of those brick-like cameras with the bouncing mirror. I was quite pleased with some of the shots from the M8.Photography by Tom Lane Any link to a webpage we can see your 300/600mm shots so that we can compare them with the M8 shots? What makes the M8 so special and why is a bouncing mirror a big problem for sports photography? Just curious. Edit: Nice photos on your webpage, unfortunately no tele shots of tennis. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanetomlane Posted March 9, 2010 Author Share #8 Posted March 9, 2010 Any link to a webpage we can see your 300/600mm shots so that we can compare them with the M8 shots?What makes the M8 so special and why is a bouncing mirror a big problem for sports photography? Just curious. Edit: Nice photos on your webpage, unfortunately no tele shots of tennis. Thanks for your comment Ronald. Sorry, I wasn't trying to say that a bouncing mirror is a big problem for sports photography, I was trying to describe a DSLR in a more interesting and amusing way, as opposed to just saying DSLR. I think the Leica Rangefinders (I used to use M3's, then M6's before moving to M8's) are wonderful cameras but they do have limitations and probably, sports photography is one area where the DSLR is a better choice. I use a Nikon D2x and a D700 when I think they are more suitable for a particular application than a Rangefinder and examples of the D2x and tele lenses can be found on my website under African Wildlife and the Reno Air Races. (I've had the D700 for around a year and haven't used it much as I have grown to like the crop factor.) I haven't taken any photo's of tennis for years but the shots I took in Dubai make me enthusiastic to do so again. ______________________ Best regards, Tom Photography by Tom Lane Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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