bradreiman Posted April 27, 2007 Author Share #21 Posted April 27, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) i think my examples were too extreme. for me- i used to take a few seconds to take a picture with m6. now i snap away. i can get some really nice images this way but i used to get an occasional really magical image with the m6. i think this was due to more composing in the viewfinder and waiting for that special moment. also scanning around the viewfinder with the meter to find the optimal exposure "sweetspot". I know its the photographer and not the camera but the camera introduces different methods to the equation. I had hoped this thread would lead to more great examples like mr pipers. it was in no way a slam on the m8. i love mine. sorry jan about the copyright thing, i understand the fair use doctrine of the copyright act of 1976 to allow the review and critique of work that is in the public domain (i took this picture from a google image search). the doctrine is a really grey area but takes into account effect on the value of work by said usage. im sure this use of Salgado's photo will have no affect on the sale price of the prints (which id love to have one of). anyway-thanks for posting folks....b Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest guy_mancuso Posted April 27, 2007 Share #22 Posted April 27, 2007 Bradley i think what happens with folks coming from film to the M8 is they maybe getting stuck looking at the LCD maybe too much or depending on it for confirmation they just took a nice shot, maybe the case for you also. It maybe the cool factor right now which is normal, but once you get into shooting it should really make no difference shooting either way except one has a crop and one has a lever. The key in any of it is in the head so the less you think about the mechnics than the more head time for the creative. pretty normal with new gear and getting comfortable with it and hell that can take months to get there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Hatcher Posted April 27, 2007 Share #23 Posted April 27, 2007 ...I used to take a few seconds to take a picture with m6. now i snap away... As much an M as the M8 is, there is something different about the digital process that encourages quantity and speed, sometimes at the expense of quality. A few inexpensive cards offer a virtually unlimited number of exposures with instant feedback available. Maybe when the novelty wears off I will behave more like I am shooting film, or maybe not. There have already been some fantastic images taken with M8's, but only time will tell us what the M8 "personality" really is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted April 27, 2007 Share #24 Posted April 27, 2007 Exactly Chuck , i really think it is a comfort factor more than anything right now. Even myself as a pro for 32 years the M is all NEW to me and normally i can get around any camera pretty well with no issues but it still takes time to get everything done without thinking. Like being in the dark and hitting all the right controls. The M8 does have a novelty factor no question about it and folks that went directly from there M film bodies to digital it's a whole new world. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradreiman Posted April 27, 2007 Author Share #25 Posted April 27, 2007 guy-funny you see it that way ( analog m to digital m users). i was thinking that (d)slr to m8 users would be the ones experiencing the real novelty and that slr users who jump to rangefinder aren't getting the real "babtism by fire" that we got learning on our IIIg's and m3's and such. that was kind of the hidden premise of the thread. interesting angle, thanks....b Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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