budjames Posted January 29, 2019 Share #1 Posted January 29, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) I just posted new portfolios from my recent travels to Australia and New Zealand on my website. On my website blog, I posted my musings that the "Leica Look" is real! Click HERE to check it out. Your comments are very welcome. Regards, Bud James Please check out my fine art and travel photography at www.budjames.photography or on Instagram at www.instagram.com/budjamesphoto. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JDFlood Posted January 29, 2019 Share #2 Posted January 29, 2019 (edited) Great photos. I have been using an M10 for about a year and a half... still use my Fuji Xpro 2 and Nikon D800. I have constantly been asking myself what is the Leica-look. Or is it just in my head, or partially the way I process photos. We seem to process photos in similar fashion. There are some folks that seem to like to nudge the photos into the light to mid tones. I prefer to avoid any blown highlights and to hit the point of darkening where all the details pop. Like yours. I just returned from a couple weeks on the beach where I shot all three cameras, and I have to say that the experience has made me think I am confident that the Leica look is quit real and unique. Your cliff photos and urban door and wall in Australia seem to characterize at least what I think if when I think of the Leica look. JD Edited January 29, 2019 by JDFlood Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted January 29, 2019 Share #3 Posted January 29, 2019 We need some direct comparison shots to show the difference between 'Leica look' and 'no Leica look' - any to share? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
budjames Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share #4 Posted January 29, 2019 12 minutes ago, earleygallery said: We need some direct comparison shots to show the difference between 'Leica look' and 'no Leica look' - any to share? Examples on my website. See Italy, Iceland, Spain, China and Japan for images shot with Fuji X gear. See Australia and New Zealand for images shot with Leica gear. Regards, Bud James Please check out my fine art and travel photography at www.budjames.photography or on Instagram at www.instagram.com/budjamesphoto. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianman Posted January 29, 2019 Share #5 Posted January 29, 2019 31 minutes ago, budjames said: Examples on my website. See Italy, Iceland, Spain, China and Japan for images shot with Fuji X gear. See Australia and New Zealand for images shot with Leica gear. Probably side-by-side shots of the same subject under the same conditions would be more interesting for us. 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzyMac Posted January 29, 2019 Share #6 Posted January 29, 2019 This is an interesting conversation, that I'm inserting myself in after not speaking for years. I've taken plenty of photos of my dog (RIP), with many cameras. The Leica look is real. I have a framed photo of her from a D-Lux 4--and that's "barely Leica". That said, I shot with Canon for quite some time as well, and there was definitely no comparison. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afairall Posted January 29, 2019 Share #7 Posted January 29, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) Bud James -- excellent photos. I just purchased a M10 and I am debating between the Cron 35 or 50 and I have to say I'm leaning 35 after your seeing your photos. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaemono Posted January 29, 2019 Share #8 Posted January 29, 2019 (edited) vor einer Stunde schrieb budjames: See Italy, Iceland, Spain, China and Japan for images shot with Fuji X gear. See Australia and New Zealand for images shot with Leica gear. Not a fair comparison. The light in Australia and in New Zealand is conducive to producing the Leica look while this is not the case for Italy, Iceland, Spain, China, and Japan. You need to shoot the same country with both cameras to compare, Bud. Edited January 29, 2019 by Chaemono 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
budjames Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share #9 Posted January 29, 2019 18 minutes ago, Chaemono said: 23 minutes ago, Afairall said: Bud James -- excellent photos. I just purchased a M10 and I am debating between the Cron 35 or 50 and I have to say I'm leaning 35 after your seeing your photos. Go for the Summicron 35. It's my most used lens. Regards, Bud James Please check out my fine art and travel photography at www.budjames.photography or on Instagram at www.instagram.com/budjamesphoto. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
budjames Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share #10 Posted January 29, 2019 It's my opinion and everything is subjective. Sorry, but I'm not going to carry two camera systems to exotic locations to shoot side-by-side images and then that not be acceptable by someone else's "standards". I going out to create some photographs now. Regards, Bud James Please check out my fine art and travel photography at www.budjames.photography or on Instagram at www.instagram.com/budjamesphoto. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaemono Posted January 29, 2019 Share #11 Posted January 29, 2019 Yes, of course. But there is something about the light in Australia and in New Zealand that is different. The blueness of the sky is bluer because the atmosphere there absorbs less blue wavelengths than in other parts of the world (it’s a well known fact). This causes a different temperature of light and results in richer colors. This is what you are perceiving in your pictures. So, don’t jump to conclusions that the Fuji doesn’t have the Leica look. Maybe you’re one of those forum ‘dealers’ who’s trying to push Leica FF over Fuji APS-C here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzyMac Posted January 29, 2019 Share #12 Posted January 29, 2019 48 minutes ago, Chaemono said: Yes, of course. But there is something about the light in Australia and in New Zealand that is different. The blueness of the sky is bluer because the atmosphere there absorbs less blue wavelengths than in other parts of the world (it’s a well known fact). This causes a different temperature of light and results in richer colors. This is what you are perceiving in your pictures. So, don’t jump to conclusions that the Fuji doesn’t have the Leica look. Maybe you’re one of those forum ‘dealers’ who’s trying to push Leica FF over Fuji APS-C here. I thought you were joking when you said "side by side in the same place, same country." Many cameras work anywhere. I remember almost missing flights because I was waiting for the mail to deliver my latest and greatest to take on my next trip. In the end it's all about the memories. The only thing I regret is not having the best equipment earlier in life since I've always loved photography. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
budjames Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share #13 Posted January 29, 2019 3 minutes ago, JazzyMac said: I thought you were joking when you said "side by side in the same place, same country." Many cameras work anywhere. I remember almost missing flights because I was waiting for the mail to deliver my latest and greatest to take on my next trip. In the end it's all about the memories. The only thing I regret is not having the best equipment earlier in life since I've always loved photography. I agree with you. Many people are happily enjoying their iPhones as their sole camera. I have some very nice images from my iPhone too. It's all good if you are out there enjoying your photography and not being offensive or obnoxious in public, regardless of your equipment of choice. Personally, I'm loving shooting with my Leica M10s and Leica lenses over the past year. I just wish that they weighed 40 percent less Regards, Bud James Please check out my fine art and travel photography at www.budjames.photography or on Instagram at www.instagram.com/budjamesphoto. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
budjames Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share #14 Posted January 29, 2019 58 minutes ago, Chaemono said: Yes, of course. But there is something about the light in Australia and in New Zealand that is different. The blueness of the sky is bluer because the atmosphere there absorbs less blue wavelengths than in other parts of the world (it’s a well known fact). This causes a different temperature of light and results in richer colors. This is what you are perceiving in your pictures. So, don’t jump to conclusions that the Fuji doesn’t have the Leica look. Maybe you’re one of those forum ‘dealers’ who’s trying to push Leica FF over Fuji APS-C here. Whatever. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaemono Posted January 29, 2019 Share #15 Posted January 29, 2019 It's a well known fact that you have two M10s. The only people I know who have multiple M10s are dealers. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzyMac Posted January 29, 2019 Share #16 Posted January 29, 2019 2 minutes ago, Chaemono said: It's a well known fact that you have two M10s. The only people I know who have multiple M10s are dealers. I'm very new to the goings on, so I can't comment. I do have multiple Leicas though. I'm not a dealer. I was actually getting back involved in the forums to see how I can start building up my Leica collection and overall camera collection. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaemono Posted January 29, 2019 Share #17 Posted January 29, 2019 Bud here boasts whenever he can that he has two M10s. This makes me a bit suspicious. Then he chooses to use the Leica in Australia and in New Zealand while the Fuji gets to shoot Italy, Iceland, Spain, China, and Japan. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzyMac Posted January 29, 2019 Share #18 Posted January 29, 2019 3 minutes ago, Chaemono said: Bud here boasts whenever he can that he has two M10s. This makes me a bit suspicious. Then he chooses to use the Leica in Australia and in New Zealand while the Fuji gets to shoot Italy, Iceland, Spain, China, and Japan. I saw the Australia, Italy, and China photos. They were nice. I liked Italy the best. But is there a possibility that he Australia and NZ were recent visits while the others were previous? Or perhaps in between cameras? I had a Leica M8.2 in Germany, but I didn't use it when I went to Egypt. And then, surprise! An M9-P showed up in Korea! I don't know. I'm not thinking too hard on it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted January 29, 2019 Share #19 Posted January 29, 2019 1 hour ago, budjames said: It's my opinion and everything is subjective. So it might be real or then again it might not? Sorry but this doesn't make any sense. If a 'look' is real there is an explanation and it can be measured. 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaemono Posted January 29, 2019 Share #20 Posted January 29, 2019 vor 7 Minuten schrieb JazzyMac: But is there a possibility that he Australia and NZ were recent visits while the others were previous? Or perhaps in between cameras? I don’t know but ‘in dubio contra reum’ as the saying goes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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