Guest Nowhereman Posted February 5, 2019 Share #281 Posted February 5, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) Good approach, it seems to me. I've just been trying the M-Looks presets, which have a different approach from VSCO and get me more quickly and closer to the look I want. Actually, of the 24 M-Look presets, I tend to use only two: Real Film (Typ 4) and Real Film (Typ 5) B&W. These presets work somewhat differently from a VSCO preset: when you apply then, they start with the unprocessed RAW file — for example, if you changed the White Balance, unlike VSCO, they use the original White Balance as shot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JDFlood Posted February 5, 2019 Share #282 Posted February 5, 2019 On 2/2/2019 at 5:25 PM, PeterGA said: the first link that popped up when I typed in "The Leica Look" on duck duck go I think the writer of this article might actually be a poster in this forum - for those who wish to see examples illustrating the 'Leica look' which support his take on the question - this might be a good place to start. Pete I can’t argue with this. I think it accounts for my sloppy observations. I’ll keep it in mind as I shoot... great to hear someone so articulate at something so fleeting and multidimensional. JD 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDFlood Posted February 5, 2019 Share #283 Posted February 5, 2019 On 2/4/2019 at 5:02 AM, IamTheDistance said: If you are bored, you can see the blind test I've just created. I started an 'one-post-only' blog just for this purpose. It's not my personal blog so it's not spam. This is the URL https://theleicalook.home.blog/2019/02/04/leica-look-is-real-or-not/ Thanks. That was fun. At first I chose.one of the series and by the time I finished chose a different one based an a couple key photos. It was the one you labeled as Leica. I would have bet $5 for fun that I got it right, but not $50. JD Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAC Posted February 6, 2019 Share #284 Posted February 6, 2019 On 2/4/2019 at 5:02 AM, IamTheDistance said: If you are bored, you can see the blind test I've just created. I started an 'one-post-only' blog just for this purpose. It's not my personal blog so it's not spam. This is the URL https://theleicalook.home.blog/2019/02/04/leica-look-is-real-or-not/ Well, I picked the photos that I thought looked best. Looked at the bottom for the answer. Leica M10. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
4pipes Posted February 6, 2019 Share #285 Posted February 6, 2019 Me too, picked the M. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamTheDistance Posted February 6, 2019 Share #286 Posted February 6, 2019 2 hours ago, JAC said: Well, I picked the photos that I thought looked best. Looked at the bottom for the answer. Leica M10. 55 minutes ago, 4pipes said: Me too, picked the M. Thank you! Could you tell the reasons you liked the M most? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamTheDistance Posted February 6, 2019 Share #287 Posted February 6, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) 6 hours ago, JDFlood said: Thanks. That was fun. At first I chose.one of the series and by the time I finished chose a different one based an a couple key photos. It was the one you labeled as Leica. I would have bet $5 for fun that I got it right, but not $50. JD Hahaha we need a moderator for the bets😆 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
4pipes Posted February 6, 2019 Share #288 Posted February 6, 2019 For me, it was the pleasing exposure on most, and the starburst on another. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAC Posted February 6, 2019 Share #289 Posted February 6, 2019 19 hours ago, IamTheDistance said: Thank you! Could you tell the reasons you liked the M most? First thing - I thought the color rendition was best. Also, it has the right amount of contrast and shadow detail - not too much, not to little. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaemono Posted February 7, 2019 Share #290 Posted February 7, 2019 vor 4 Stunden schrieb JAC: First thing - I thought the color rendition was best. Also, it has the right amount of contrast and shadow detail - not too much, not to little. Color and contrast is what defines the Look. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted February 7, 2019 Share #291 Posted February 7, 2019 “I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description [hard-core pornography][the Leica Look], and perhaps I could never succeed in intelligibly doing so. But I know it when I see it, ...” Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted February 7, 2019 Share #292 Posted February 7, 2019 On 2/1/2019 at 4:25 AM, PeterGA said: see 4.35 from a non Leica person (Nikon) talking about her thoughts on Leica 'look'.. No, she's talking about the way the OOC jpegs look from the CL (on what settings though?). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted February 7, 2019 Share #293 Posted February 7, 2019 10 hours ago, Chaemono said: Color and contrast is what defines the Look. So no 'Leica look' in B&W photography then? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted February 7, 2019 Share #294 Posted February 7, 2019 On 2/6/2019 at 3:39 AM, 4pipes said: For me, it was the pleasing exposure on most, and the starburst on another. As I pointed out above, I guessed the M photos by exposure because of the way the M metering works (simple centre weighted) compared to the likely evaluative metering modes on the other cameras. The comparison really needs to be done with the same exposure applied to all cameras/images. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln_m Posted February 8, 2019 Share #295 Posted February 8, 2019 Avebury avenue in dull January 2019 weather. M10 35summiluxFLE @F1.4 only a slight crop. Until I got the 35FLE I didn't think landscapes would work at F1.4 but its even better than the sum micron at F2. Another plus is that I don't need to do any PP in Aperture just import the RAW DNG. Any PP just ends up flattening the image. 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! Quote 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/293758-the-leica-look-is-real/?do=findComment&comment=3680791'>More sharing options...
Chaemono Posted February 8, 2019 Share #296 Posted February 8, 2019 It’s not an image thread. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted February 8, 2019 Share #297 Posted February 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Chaemono said: It’s not an image thread. That’s rich, considering your propensity for posting images ... Lincoln seems to have been posting his idea of a Leica look (or not). I like the image, but it is a little dark. I’m not sure how I would process it. What Lincoln raises, though, is an issue that has been in my mind for a while. Without wanting to appear overly critical, the majority of the images posted on this forum are a waste of bandwidth - sorry, but they just have nothing to say. I don’t post my images for that very reason - they would be a waste of bandwidth too ... What I look for is images that tell me something - they are inherently very good or they show something I didn’t know. So, what is the Leica look? I posted above that what Leica provides is a particular combination of excellent lens design and fabrication and a particular approach to camera design. Technically, they are excellent. Irakly makes a similar comment in his article, though with far more authority and clarity. But much of that subtlety can easily be wrecked in post-processing; or mimicked ... Lincoln did no post processing to his image, which does make it interesting. With modern equipment, of any manufacture, I’m sure a competent Photoshop user or other skilled person in post processing can make “pop”, “glow” or “Leica look” to a point - a point where most could not tell. Similarly, a hack can make a good image look pretty average with incompetent post processing. This makes me tentative; but it also makes me pretty critical of much of what I see. It’s a hard row we make for ourselves to hoe ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
evikne Posted February 8, 2019 Share #298 Posted February 8, 2019 (edited) 23 minutes ago, IkarusJohn said: It’s a hard row we make for ourselves to hoe ... Only if we insist on calling it "Leica look". Why not just make our own style, independent of what it looks like? 😉 Edited February 8, 2019 by evikne 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted February 8, 2019 Share #299 Posted February 8, 2019 (edited) The so-called Leica-look is a figment of a short period of history entangled with particular optics no longer made and early film characteristics, most of which are no longer available. Significant lenses-looks go back to the 1800's with such as Petzvals, which were later diminished in popularity with Eurycop and other Rapid Rectilinear lenses which lead to the new era of sharpness and so-called fidelity. What is left of history is that we can still recreate Petzval outcomes using the original lenses. Edited February 8, 2019 by pico 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted February 8, 2019 Share #300 Posted February 8, 2019 Couldn’t agree more ... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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