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Leica M8 against Hassy-Leaf-Aptus


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... just kidding with respect to the subject line; no pixel peeping here...

 

But: I was shooting today with a Hassy 503cw with a 17-Megapixel digital back attached (Leaf Aptus-17); my friend took in parallel shots with my M8 and 75-lux.

 

Both camera systems were synchronized via Pocketwizard's wireless to Profoto strobes.

 

All of the posted shots are from the M8 with the exception of the last shot - this one is from the Hassy. The first 2 shots were shot during makeup with available light.

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Some observations:

- The flash sync of now 1/250 on the M8 came in handy

- There is really no need for a PC flash terminal on the M8; just put a wireless transmitter on the M8 hot shoe and enjoy the cableless operation (as others mentioned before)

- Sharpness is a snap for the 75-lux, since we shot stopped down to f8 with the flashes

- The minimum ISO of 160 is quite high for studio flashes; for such an (unusual) application a mininum ISO of 50 would be preferable

- Exact composition is tough with a rangefinder (no suprise there)

- But the advantage of moving around freely with the M8 is big compared to the heavy Hassy rig on the tripod (and tethered to a MacBookPro)

- All DNG's processed in Raw Developer (incl. Leaf Aptus files).

 

Enjoy, we shot with the M8 for pure fun today.

Peter

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M8, 35-lux, 75-lux

Hassy 503cw, Aptus-17

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Asher,

Yes, there is a blown out area;

My friend did not pay a lot of attention to exposure; she shot at the 160 ISO of the M8, I was shooting at ISO 50 on the Aptus. She could have easily corrected that.

 

All raw files - Leica DNG's and Aptus-17 .mos - processed in the most recent version of Raw Developer.

 

Peter

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