skinnfell Posted October 12, 2012 Share #161 Posted October 12, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Which Camera Profile do you use In Lightroom 4? I use my own calibration. Adobe standard with these camera calibration modifications: Red hue +10, red saturation +10, green hue 0, green saturation 0, blue hue -25, blue saturation -50. I also use the same calibration for M9 (more for simplicity). These are manual calibrations not measured, but to my eyes at least, get rid of the neonish-greenish-blue tint of the adobe profiles for leica. Go ahead and try it. It might not be perfect for your camera but it is a good starting point. That said, the difference in noise, detail and color between LR2 of the M8 era and todays LR4 is dramatic. Shots I would have binned back then are now perfectly publishable. Good thing I didnt bin the DNG files! ALL M8 owners should have lightroom 4, just for what it can do to rescue ISO 1250 shots. I too find M8 black-and-whites gorgeous, and I suspect the IR sensitivity has something to do with it. It is funny how sometimes products perceived as a dog in their time become iconic with time. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 12, 2012 Posted October 12, 2012 Hi skinnfell, Take a look here Still Loving the M8. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
TheBogart Posted October 12, 2012 Share #162 Posted October 12, 2012 I use my own calibration. Adobe standard with these camera calibration modifications:Red hue +10, red saturation +10, green hue 0, green saturation 0, blue hue -25, blue saturation -50. I also use the same calibration for M9 (more for simplicity). These are manual calibrations not measured, but to my eyes at least, get rid of the neonish-greenish-blue tint of the adobe profiles for leica. Go ahead and try it. It might not be perfect for your camera but it is a good starting point. That said, the difference in noise, detail and color between LR2 of the M8 era and todays LR4 is dramatic. Shots I would have binned back then are now perfectly publishable. Good thing I didnt bin the DNG files! ALL M8 owners should have lightroom 4, just for what it can do to rescue ISO 1250 shots. I too find M8 black-and-whites gorgeous, and I suspect the IR sensitivity has something to do with it. It is funny how sometimes products perceived as a dog in their time become iconic with time. Cool, i wil try that to see if gets better than my own profile Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucisPictor Posted October 12, 2012 Share #163 Posted October 12, 2012 The more I shoot with my M8, the more I love it! And the set of lenses I now have for it is perfect for me. Voigtländer Super-Wide Heliar 4.5/15 Voigtländer Ultron 2/28 Leitz Summitar 2/5cm Leitz Elmar 4/90 They all work charmingly on the M8. I also like the results given by LR 3.6 (I have not upgraded to 4 and I won't.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred2511 Posted October 12, 2012 Share #164 Posted October 12, 2012 Just received my new Zeiss 25mm 2.8 and more then please with it , it is so sharp.The sharpest lenses I ever ad and very well made. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerren Posted October 16, 2012 Share #165 Posted October 16, 2012 Quickie of the m8. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted October 16, 2012 Share #166 Posted October 16, 2012 Bought an M9P last month and I love it. I never was happy with the M8 colors, but I did some tests and put them into ACR and adjusted the M8 colors to look like the M9 colors. Saved it as a preset. Now for most applications, I can not see the difference. So I keep it as a back up. It is a good camera with 6000 clicks, most by previous owner(s). It needs filtered and coded lenses to be decent, so that is all done. I just leave the filters on when the lenses go on the M9. I need to buy a pair of cards as I borrowed one of the 16GB Lexar from the M8. I can not buy the 133x anymore so I hope the faster cards work ok. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred2511 Posted October 17, 2012 Share #167 Posted October 17, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) That`s the point. I love shooting with the M8 at 320 or 640 ASA with the aperture wide open (I use a grey filter when it`s to bright) and i simply love the look. The camera has a character. Dirk What is a grey filter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JMF Posted October 17, 2012 Share #168 Posted October 17, 2012 Automne NB by careca2013, on Flickr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucisPictor Posted October 17, 2012 Share #169 Posted October 17, 2012 What is a grey filter. A neutral density filter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred2511 Posted October 17, 2012 Share #170 Posted October 17, 2012 A neutral density filter. Cool didn't know they were called like that also Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucisPictor Posted October 26, 2012 Share #171 Posted October 26, 2012 Cool didn't know they were called like that also It perhaps derives from the German term "Graufilter". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucisPictor Posted October 26, 2012 Share #172 Posted October 26, 2012 Leica M8 with Voigtländer-Set by LucisPictor, on Flickr 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fotografr Posted October 30, 2012 Popular Post Share #173 Posted October 30, 2012 M8, 24/2.8, Oregon coast. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 22 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/160294-still-loving-the-m8/?do=findComment&comment=2154492'>More sharing options...
Photomek Posted October 30, 2012 Share #174 Posted October 30, 2012 Fantastic, Brent! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jip Posted November 20, 2012 Share #175 Posted November 20, 2012 It perhaps derives from the German term "Graufilter". Or from the Dutch, grijsfilter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted November 24, 2012 Share #176 Posted November 24, 2012 Still working flawlessly after five years. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 3 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/160294-still-loving-the-m8/?do=findComment&comment=2174028'>More sharing options...
dirk_d Posted November 24, 2012 Share #177 Posted November 24, 2012 It perhaps derives from the German term "Graufilter". I`m sorry that happens when you try to translate from german word by word, thanks you corrected me. Dirk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
designed Posted November 25, 2012 Share #178 Posted November 25, 2012 I still love the M8, but. Something has changed. I've been shooting more at ISO 320, especially since it's the dark time of the year, and I need the fast shutterspeed in street photography, and the files just don't have that "pop" any more. They still look as gorgeous as ever in b&w, no question about that, but the straight out of camera color images somehow seem... flat. Another part to this is that the DNGs at ISO 320 just have nowhere near the room to adjust as my other camera has, and it has finally caught up. And ISO 320 isn't even enough for all occasions, but the 640 is awful and has banding and yuck. The way I feel is that the M8 is still as capable as ever, it's just that it's 2006 design in nearly 2013. Time doesn't treat digital kindly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted November 25, 2012 Share #179 Posted November 25, 2012 ...but the 640 is awful and has banding and yuck... Sounds like you shot jpegs right? Just try a good raw converter and you'll get excellent results at 640 iso. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestMichigan Posted November 26, 2012 Share #180 Posted November 26, 2012 Sounds like you shot jpegs right? Just try a good raw converter and you'll get excellent results at 640 iso. Or his exposures might be a little off. Higher iso's are generally less friendly imo to underexposure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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