tobey bilek Posted November 3, 2018 Share #1 Posted November 3, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) I had a limited opportunity time to take some fall pics and the M9 and 50 Rigid Summicron were easily available. I have had this lens since 1985 and it is as close to perfect as one will ever find. Anyway the sun was out for some short time and there were large cumulous clouds in the scene. This body /lens gave outstanding colors and at 5.6 the background trees still maintained focus and contrast unlike the more modern lenses. Problem is flcker will no longer link to outside sources so I can not show it. Is there a free or nearly free site that will link so I can show? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 3, 2018 Posted November 3, 2018 Hi tobey bilek, Take a look here M9 colors. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
otto.f Posted November 3, 2018 Share #2 Posted November 3, 2018 (edited) I can’t find you in flickr under the name tobey. But as you can see below, I work with zenfolio and that is because I couldn’t stand the lay-out of flickr (looks like ads in an oldtimers magazine), very happy with it. Edited November 3, 2018 by otto.f Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted November 3, 2018 Share #3 Posted November 3, 2018 Why not just post it here directly? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted November 3, 2018 Author Share #4 Posted November 3, 2018 Will try direct Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted November 3, 2018 Share #5 Posted November 3, 2018 24 minutes ago, tobey bilek said: Will try direct Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Bonn Posted November 3, 2018 Share #6 Posted November 3, 2018 (edited) Sorry for the photo, i’m just keen to see if flickr works here or not 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! Impatience by Adam Bonn, on Flickr edit: yes 🙂 Click the share link, then select bbcode Edited November 3, 2018 by Adam Bonn Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Impatience by Adam Bonn, on Flickr edit: yes 🙂 Click the share link, then select bbcode ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/291126-m9-colors/?do=findComment&comment=3624730'>More sharing options...
01af Posted November 3, 2018 Share #7 Posted November 3, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) M9 colours are terrible. Waay exaggerated and over-saturated, especially the blues. Moreover, the reds are too purplish. You can correct this but it will take extra effort in post-processing. When shooting under dull and cloudy skies then the hyperbolic colour rendition may appear speciously beneficial because it makes everything look bigger than life. But when you're after nice and realistic representation then you will start to hate the M9's out-of-the-box colour rendition sooner rather than later. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
otto.f Posted November 3, 2018 Share #8 Posted November 3, 2018 I’ve got different eyes or brains probably, I still love the M9 colors since 2010 or so and I’m certainly not alone here, even sold my M10 and returned to my M9 in a homerun 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ko.Fe. Posted November 3, 2018 Share #9 Posted November 3, 2018 I had the Rigid on my M-E at this time of the year , two years ago. It was good lens on digital, but too sterile on BW film. Went for IV and it was giving amazing colors, nothing like bashing comment here. I'm with III now and it is better lens for BW film, but I haven't tried it with M-E, using Jupiter-3 at f1.5 instead, it is dark here. Back to bashing M9 colors, I'm noticing it under bright sun and with modern, coded Leica ASPH lens. With older and non Leica not really. It reminds me Zeiis ZE glass on EOS sensors. First time I have to desaturate my RAW files. In general it was already mentioned many times, M9 sensor renders like slide film scans. Some if not many likes it. I do slides couple of times per year. Just to see it. M9 is about the same, not so much of DR and plenty of contrast, if modern Leica lens is in use. With IV Cron it wasn't the problem. In opposite it gave me best red I ever seen on digital. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Vonn Posted November 3, 2018 Share #10 Posted November 3, 2018 Blues, most notably skies are indeed somewhat saturated on that ccd sensor, whether one thinks it's exaggerated/ over saturated is obviously subjective. Being in my honeymoon period, I'm loving it. 5 hours ago, 01af said: When shooting under dull and cloudy skies then the hyperbolic colour rendition may appear speciously beneficial because it makes everything look bigger than life. Absolutely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynp Posted November 3, 2018 Share #11 Posted November 3, 2018 An M9 with its Kodak sensor is very easy to calibrate for your lens and lighting conditions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topsy Posted November 4, 2018 Share #12 Posted November 4, 2018 I'm just a year into my M9s but I have to say I do like the colours from them. 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/291126-m9-colors/?do=findComment&comment=3625107'>More sharing options...
AlanD Posted November 5, 2018 Share #13 Posted November 5, 2018 I am an even bigger fan of the S2/S006 sensors for color. I agree that the JPGs can be a bit too intense at times, but the DNGs and Kodak Bayer filter are on a whole new level. Interestingly, the Leica Q has spectacular color with sRGB but the only way I can get anything close to acceptable on a wide gamut display is to use the “No color correction” option. It is as if the Q in an early generation had one color matrix and in future versions had another but the software guys never updated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3D-Kraft.com Posted June 10 Share #14 Posted June 10 (edited) During my road trip through Provence, France, I took photos on several locations with the M9 as well as with a Sony A1 (both with the same lens, a Thypoch Simera 28/1.4 ASPH). It does not make much sense, to compare the out-of-cam JPEGs directly as both are quite far away from reality and from how I would process them. So I developed both in Adobe Camera Raw + Photoshop according to my taste and trying to make them look quite similar but without tuning individual colors. Even after that processing, you still see differences, especially in the blues and reds. Here are the results to make up your own mind (Leica M9 first, Sony A1 second), but don't take it as "scientific": 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! Edited June 10 by 3D-Kraft.com 1 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/291126-m9-colors/?do=findComment&comment=5815396'>More sharing options...
3D-Kraft.com Posted June 10 Share #15 Posted June 10 One more set (Leica M9 / Sony A1): 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! 1 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/291126-m9-colors/?do=findComment&comment=5815473'>More sharing options...
TL3 Posted June 11 Share #16 Posted June 11 Still pretty new to the M9 here, with all the buzz about the M9 colours, are people taking a different approach to the Lightroom post processing compared to their other cameras? I'm usually shooting on APS-C L mount cameras, so this is my first time processing a CCD sensor, and would appreciate any tips to fully utilize the M9 to its potential. So far I've only tried using the Red Dot Forum M9 presets as my base, then adjusting to taste. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedaes Posted June 11 Share #17 Posted June 11 5 minutes ago, TL3 said: Still pretty new to the M9 here, with all the buzz about the M9 colours, are people taking a different approach to the Lightroom post processing compared to their other cameras? I'm usually shooting on APS-C L mount cameras, so this is my first time processing a CCD sensor, and would appreciate any tips to fully utilize the M9 to its potential. So far I've only tried using the Red Dot Forum M9 presets as my base, then adjusting to taste. I personally don't do anything different. I would think RDF presets are quite old and LR will have moved on and improved since they were made, so I would try without a preset and see how you get on. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedaes Posted June 11 Share #18 Posted June 11 On 6/10/2025 at 9:05 AM, 3D-Kraft.com said: make up your own mind About what? The difference the sun on the scene makes? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ko.Fe. Posted June 11 Share #19 Posted June 11 I didn't find anything magical with M9 files editing. I just take it as is. Still finding colors to be more adequate with Leica lenses. Ricoh GRD tiny CCD sensor are more flexible on colors corrections. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3D-Kraft.com Posted June 11 Share #20 Posted June 11 vor einer Stunde schrieb pedaes: About what? The difference the sun on the scene makes? Yes, that's probably the main difference that remains. My primary goal was to dispel the fairly widespread misconception that a CCD sensor produces "nicer" colors, closer to Kodachrome film. After adjusting the white balance (color temperature and tint) and contrast, fairly little difference remains. Further editing steps according to your own taste then further diminish the differences, even without tuning specific color components. What remains, however, in my view, is a stronger emphasis on red and blue tones – at least in images that contain them (like the first example). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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