Jeff S Posted May 29, 2016 Share #221 Posted May 29, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Apparently some worse than others, as well as differences in horizontal versus vertical orientation, depending on the structure. This makes sense as I've experienced the issue before, e.g., trying to read an electronically lit restaurant menu with my glasses on (total blackness), but didn't think twice about camera VF effects (other than possible issues when simultaneously using a polarizing filter). Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dgktkr Posted May 29, 2016 Share #222 Posted May 29, 2016 Is it possible to install (Leica or some other camera repair shop) a 1/4 wave plate in the viewfinder to get around this issue? dgktkr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashGordonPhotography Posted May 29, 2016 Share #223 Posted May 29, 2016 I've changed from being a life long polarised sunglass wearer to just UV tints. EVERYTHING seems to be polarised. My cameras, the HUD in my car, my phone and tablet. I still prefer polarised glasses but they're getting to be impoosible to wear. Gordon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMB Posted May 30, 2016 Share #224 Posted May 30, 2016 Don't worry only you have to use "circular" polarizers and all is OK. Francisco. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted May 30, 2016 Share #225 Posted May 30, 2016 Don't worry only you have to use "circular" polarizers and all is OK. That won't solve the SL EVF issue I described (if one continuously wears polarized glasses), nor with other non-EVF cameras when the angle of the sun creates interference between the lens filter and the the user's eyeglass filter (when maximum image effect is required). It just creates additional issues. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashGordonPhotography Posted May 30, 2016 Share #226 Posted May 30, 2016 Don't worry only you have to use "circular" polarizers and all is OK. Francisco. We're talking about wearing glasses I believe. I've never heard of circular polarised sunglasses, although in theory it might work. But while we're here, this is not true for the SL. Circular polarisers are needed on DSLRs because the focus and exposure sensor array is polarised and a linear polariser will throw off focusing and metering. On a mirrorless camera where both focus and metering are done off the sensor you can happily use a linear polariser with no ill effects. I prefer a linear polariser but they've become harder to find, given the dominance of the DSLR. Gordon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielduarte Posted May 30, 2016 Share #227 Posted May 30, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Question to SL users... although I don't have an SL, I have briefly used it in store and I noticed there are crop ratios for image formats outside of 3:2 such 6:7, 1:1 etc. The usefulness of having this ability in camera is great because it allows you to frame images more accurately at the time of shooting. I had suggested to the Leica Technical department that perhaps they could include 4:5 as an additional ratio too and am curious if anyone has noticed this (or not) in their SLs after the firmware update. Would love to know! Cheers! Agreed... I still shoot large format and would love to see this added. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMB Posted May 31, 2016 Share #228 Posted May 31, 2016 Sorry Jeff & others I've misunderstood the meaning of your post. From time to time my poor English betrays me. Francisco. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted May 31, 2016 Share #229 Posted May 31, 2016 We're talking about wearing glasses I believe. I've never heard of circular polarised sunglasses, although in theory it might work. But while we're here, this is not true for the SL. Circular polarisers are needed on DSLRs because the focus and exposure sensor array is polarised and a linear polariser will throw off focusing and metering. On a mirrorless camera where both focus and metering are done off the sensor you can happily use a linear polariser with no ill effects. I prefer a linear polariser but they've become harder to find, given the dominance of the DSLR. Gordon Lots of secondhand linear polarisers are listed by a well known UK d..d..dealer. dunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrp Posted June 19, 2016 Share #230 Posted June 19, 2016 Well the improvement in the quality of the jpeg embedded in the DNG has (almost) got me to shooting DNG only, but if you use a Retina MacBook the embedded previews are still not adequate for assessing critical sharpness. And in Lightroom, I need to get to the develop module to judge sharpness, as the library module seems to use only the embedded DNG previews even if 1:1 preview generation us selected. Oh well, perhaps I need to return to shooting DNG+JPEG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramarren Posted June 20, 2016 Share #231 Posted June 20, 2016 I have stuck with JPEG+DNG regardless because I use an iPad when traveling or in the field. It's just much easier, and who really cares about the space when using 128G cards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott kirkpatrick Posted June 20, 2016 Share #232 Posted June 20, 2016 I have stuck with JPEG+DNG regardless because I use an iPad when traveling or in the field. It's just much easier, and who really cares about the space when using 128G cards. I might return to DNG + JPEG when Leica enables writing the DNGs to card #1 and JPEGs to card #2. Fuji in their two-card model, the XPro2, can do that. I suspect there is a common component in use in both cameras. Interestingly, I just noticed that when I went from shot number 999 to shot number 1000 recently on my Fuji, the firmware created a new directory for shots numbered 1000 and greater. So there are even similarities in the firmware bugs! scott Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VVJ Posted June 20, 2016 Share #233 Posted June 20, 2016 I might return to DNG + JPEG when Leica enables writing the DNGs to card #1 and JPEGs to card #2. Fuji in their two-card model, the XPro2, can do that. I suspect there is a common component in use in both cameras. Interestingly, I just noticed that when I went from shot number 999 to shot number 1000 recently on my Fuji, the firmware created a new directory for shots numbered 1000 and greater. So there are even similarities in the firmware bugs! scott Does it also not go from 999 to 1001 (skipping 1000) on both Fuji and Leica? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott kirkpatrick Posted June 20, 2016 Share #234 Posted June 20, 2016 Does it also not go from 999 to 1001 (skipping 1000) on both Fuji and Leica? Absolutely. The last file in directory 100 on the card was DSCN0999, the first one in directory 101 is DSCN1001. Of course, Fuji can make the excuse that they wasted four letters of the file name, and only have four left for numbering the exposures. Perhaps there is a piece of hardware that is assigning numbers, and that is why Leica hasn't responded to the obvious problem this causes. scott Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramarren Posted June 20, 2016 Share #235 Posted June 20, 2016 I might return to DNG + JPEG when Leica enables writing the DNGs to card #1 and JPEGs to card #2. Fuji in their two-card model, the XPro2, can do that. I suspect there is a common component in use in both cameras. Interestingly, I just noticed that when I went from shot number 999 to shot number 1000 recently on my Fuji, the firmware created a new directory for shots numbered 1000 and greater. So there are even similarities in the firmware bugs! scott (red) Completely irrelevant for me. I typically have one 128G card in the camera. I only fit a second when I want secondary backup, same as card #1. (orange) Pure conjecture with no basis. Fuji and Leica have no direct relationship that I can discover. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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