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1 hour ago, a.noctilux said:

Valdormar, welcome.

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I always preferred the M8 for B&W over the Monochrome. I never minded the few extra secs
for the .jpeg in camera process. Not when I get results this good.
Also that old 1999 Nokton 50mm F1.5 Aspherical LTM has a little to do with the results.

My settings for B&W .jpeg files in the Leica M8

ISO - 160

Sharpening - standard

Color Saturation - B/W

Contrast - med low

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Leica M8 Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f1.5 (1999 LTM  Version) In Camera B&W JPEG 320 ISO 1/2000 f/1.5

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M8 28mm elmarit . a local scene l have been looking at for 50 years , and finally photographed it .   

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Hi I am a newbie with a Leica M8.  I found in the M8 a wonderful camera with minimalist operations and a super cool alternative to my M5.   I have decided to got a M8 because  many bad reviews were

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My settings for B&W .jpeg files in the Leica M8

ISO - 160 ...

I normally shoot M8 b&w jpegs at ISO 640 because the noise produces a pleasant pseudo-grain effect.  Sure, it's not the same as film grain and I don't want to start a discussion about film grain versus digital noise but it produces a subtle 'bite' to the pictures which pleases me.  (I always used to shoot them at ISO 160 if possible until I saw some sets shot at ISO 640 and noticed a difference that I liked.)

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Pete, you are right, the M8 has something to offer at more than base ISO.

I've experienced that also.

 

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View from my office window - with summer in April at 60 deg north... M8 + 21mm SEM w/B+W 093 ir filter.

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And another one - with one of the oldest churches in my hometown, Mariakirken, founded around 1150. M8 + 21mm SEM w/B+W 093 ir filter. ir-filters typically give reflections/flares when the filter is directly exposed to the Sun (or other highlights). I try to avoid reflections/flaring, but in this case I think it turns out ok-ish...

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M8, 320 ISO, M-Hexanon 28mm,

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Taken with 28mm Elmarit (III). A portrait of Irene Cruz, photographer:

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21.5.2019, 16 MEZ, 2044 M ASL, 0 Degrees C

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M8 with PC Super-Angulon-R 2.8/28mm

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Same bridge

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