vk2109 Posted May 12, 2011 Share #1 Posted May 12, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello, I have just registered to the LFI and I wanted to ask about the subsmission master shot process. - Is it on a set basis determined or not it's suitable ? - or It's on image basis ( I only submitted 1 early this week and see there is a dropdown for M9 MS) ? - Do you get notified if approved and what usually the wait time if that's the case? Thanks a lot Vadim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lightwrangler Posted May 12, 2011 Share #2 Posted May 12, 2011 - or It's on image basis ( I only submitted 1 early this week and see there is a dropdown for M9 MS) ? It's on image basis afaik - Do you get notified if approved and what usually the wait time if that's the case? Nope. Just check yourself. Should take a couple of days, longer over weekends. Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vk2109 Posted May 13, 2011 Author Share #3 Posted May 13, 2011 Thank you Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
prunelle Posted May 18, 2011 Share #4 Posted May 18, 2011 They accepted two photos I submitted (V-Lux Master Shots), accepted a third but rejected it afterwards. As for the results, if they reject the photo you'll find it in your inbox. Good luck because I still have no clue about what they call "Master Shot". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earful Posted July 11, 2011 Share #5 Posted July 11, 2011 reviving this thread to ask another question. recently i have received messages asking that exif data be submitted in the description portion of the m9 master shots upload form. i know this is a requirement for analog/scanned photos, but it has not been for digital: when i submitted photos to the x1 master shots gallery, this did not happen, whether photos were accepted into the gallery or not. one recent submission was sent to my inbox with a comment along the lines of "no description no master shot". i find this puzzling, as i don't strip my exif data from my photos and use lightroom to process both x1 and m9 photos. i wondered if it could be my browser (firefox) somehow no longer being compatible with lfi online, but my uploads to flickr seem to survive with all exif data intact. does anyone have any idea what is going on? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnloumiles Posted July 11, 2011 Share #6 Posted July 11, 2011 They might mean a description of the shot, I.E. Where it was shot, how you processed it. Sometimes the EFIX data is incomplete after processing, i.e no ASA listed in basic finder window and they need to go in to the photo editor to see it. I list everything manually under description when uploading to LFI. Location, settings used, camera and lens used. Hope this helps! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
prunelle Posted July 11, 2011 Share #7 Posted July 11, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) I think that some of them don't know where to find the exif data either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnloumiles Posted July 11, 2011 Share #8 Posted July 11, 2011 I think that some of them don't know where to find the exif data either. Hmmmm no I don't think that's it. If your speaking about the people at LFI, they are well aware of where to find EFIX data . Most likely a browser fault of they are speaking about a description of the picture that's missing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earful Posted July 11, 2011 Share #9 Posted July 11, 2011 i think it's the lens information that is the biggest issue. when i export an m9 photo from lightroom, even using newer coded lenses, the lens data is not included. not sure why, but i gather lfi is seeking to include that info. this is kind of amusing, because when i browse the various master shots galleries on my computer, i am not able to find any exif data for any of the photos, including my own. unfortunate, because some of the images are truly arresting and, of course, i am very curious about the lens used. on the other hand, if i browse an lfi master shots gallery on my android phone or my ipod touch, exif data appears on the screen. maybe the galleries are in transition. it would be nice, however, if there were a better explanation of what is required. "no description no master shot" is a pretty crude way to communicate a divergence from the instructions already on the site - imo, of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnloumiles Posted July 11, 2011 Share #10 Posted July 11, 2011 (edited) For whatever reason they chose to leave out the middle page in the normal LFI gallery which opens once you click on a thumbnail. There it lists all the info both efix and user description. Probably easier to have it just open large in a pop-up I'm surprised they replied, I have never seen a message with the image in the inbox. I wouldn't feed to much into the comment, probably just lost in translation type thing but nothing personal. I think LFI online is one of the great things about Leica. I don't know of any other camera company that supports it's customers creative vision like that. Next time try adding all the information in the description box rather then rely on them to search it out. A few of the better post process applications guess the aperture for you. I found it's in the ballpark but usually is about one stop closed then the actual aperture. Edited July 11, 2011 by johnloumiles Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earful Posted July 11, 2011 Share #11 Posted July 11, 2011 pentax also hosts a photo gallery. it's a little more user friendly, as at the upload stage it is clear what info is required: if you use lightroom and a digital camera, it will automatically upload the model of camera and prompt you for lens info. lfi is rather opaque in that no real specifics are listed at the outset re required info, as in locale, lens, etc. i also suspect the rules have changed a bit and the stated requirements at time of upload have not. frankly, had i not been going through my personal gallery with the intention of culling photos, i would never have noticed the message about exif info. anyway, for those wondering why their best photos are not being accepted into the master shots gallery, this could be one reason. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted July 11, 2011 Share #12 Posted July 11, 2011 I really must get around to having a go at this. Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted July 11, 2011 Share #13 Posted July 11, 2011 I think LFI online is one of the great things about Leica. I don't know of any other camera company that supports it's customers creative vision like that. Unless and until Dr Kaufmann buys LFI, LFI and Leica are two separate, independent businesses Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnloumiles Posted July 11, 2011 Share #14 Posted July 11, 2011 Oops, let me rephrase that and say I'm glad LFI is around to support the Leica platform. As for clearer standards Earful was speaking about, I don't know. I've never had a problem and I fill out the description form. If you don't want to try that then you might be disappointed because I don't seeing them changing their format. Obviously I could be wrong but I don't mind the way it's set up now. In the end it's the esthetics of a picture, whether they deem it or not, that really matters. Maybe the fact they took the time to reply about the image means they want you to resubmit with the description filled out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earful Posted July 11, 2011 Share #15 Posted July 11, 2011 from what i can figure out, you absolutely need to give info beyond what may be transmitted in your exif data if it's an m9. i would assume the same is true for the m8 and s2. for the x1, i have had several photos accepted into the master shots gallery with no description other than the exif data attached to the photo itself .also as far as i can tell, no grumpy messages attached to recent submissions. the reason i say i suspect there is a transition going on is that i was scrolling through some m9 master shots on my android phone and noticed one description box that actually said, please include description, place, date, iso, etc. i thought it strange, and then realized it must have been such a desirable photo by the curators that they put it in the gallery anyway, despite the lack of data. now i think they may be cracking down more and saying if you don't include the data, we won't even look at it for the master shots gallery. or that's my interpretation. i actually sent an inquiry about this to the gallery, but i don't expect an answer. i suppose the feeling is that it's their gallery and they can do whatever they like. to be expected.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted July 11, 2011 Share #16 Posted July 11, 2011 Film shots are accepted too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earful Posted July 12, 2011 Share #17 Posted July 12, 2011 Film shots are accepted too yes indeed. and there are some truly marvelous ones in the galleries. in fact, therein lies some of the confusion, because it is clear during uploads that a "description" is demanded for photos taken with film/scanned, as no exif file is expected to be attached. but that was not the case with digital. now i also, however, suspect more detail is being requested for both film and digital photos. i was given the following template for anyone interested: city, country; date (day/month/year in full) lens (inc. whether asph or pre-asph) f/stop exposure iso processing software (LR, PS, etc) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al404 Posted February 28, 2022 Share #18 Posted February 28, 2022 I reopen this old post since it is the first coming up on Google for my query Can I post only photo taken with a Leica Camera + Leica Lens? I'm asking since I only have a Voigtlander and Zeiss Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo Posted March 1, 2022 Share #19 Posted March 1, 2022 On 2/28/2022 at 1:06 PM, Al404 said: I reopen this old post since it is the first coming up on Google for my query Can I post only photo taken with a Leica Camera + Leica Lens? I'm asking since I only have a Voigtlander and Zeiss You can post photos taken with a Leica camera and Leica lens, or a Leica camera and any other lens or a photo ‘of' a Leica camera, lens or other device taken with a camera from a different manufacturer, even with a phone. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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