Leica M10 Monochrom Images

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On 11/30/2024 at 3:05 AM, Oak Bay Leica Guy said:

Streets of London in Monochrome. Below is a link to my Monochrome Gallery. The link will take you to my site dedicated to travelling with Leica Cameras.

https://www.walkacrossitall.com/gallery-1-2

Cheers

Mark

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You have a very fine collection of images in your gallery.

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On 12/5/2024 at 12:42 AM, tjphoto said:

M10M 40mm 

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One of my favorite places to shoot b&w.

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1 hour ago, fotografr said:

You have a very fine collection of images in your gallery.

That is very nice of you to say. Thank you!

[Aram Langhans]

On 11/30/2024 at 1:05 AM, Oak Bay Leica Guy said:

Streets of London in Monochrome. Below is a link to my Monochrome Gallery. The link will take you to my site dedicated to travelling with Leica Cameras.

https://www.walkacrossitall.com/gallery-1-2

Cheers

Mark

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That is quite the gallery.  The Monochrom is an excellent tool in your hands.

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5 hours ago, Aram Langhans said:

That is quite the gallery.  The Monochrom is an excellent tool in your hands.

Thank you very much. Most kind. 

[darylgo]

First time out with the M10M, 75 Summicron, slight tone curve applied. 

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16 hours ago, darylgo said:

First time out with the M10M, 75 Summicron, slight tone curve applied. 

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The more you use it the more you'll like it. The M10M is my all time favorite camera in more than 40 years of M shooting.

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25 minutes ago, fotografr said:

The more you use it the more you'll like it. The M10M is my all time favorite camera in more than 40 years of M shooting.

Thanks, it's going to be a learning process, many many years since shooting B&W and processing film.  The dark tones out of the camera are rich, something I found difficult with film.....haven't printed yet, so we'll see if they transfer off the screen onto paper.  

[kkochheiser]

My experience is that the files, after post processing print even better than they look on the screen. You are in for a treat!

[ramarren]

6 hours ago, fotografr said:

The more you use it the more you'll like it. The M10M is my all time favorite camera in more than 40 years of M shooting.

I feel the same way. It just produces "the right stuff" about 99% of the time without me even having to work at it.

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[Likaleica]

10 hours ago, fotografr said:

The more you use it the more you'll like it. The M10M is my all time favorite camera in more than 40 years of M shooting.

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[Jeff S]

10 hours ago, darylgo said:

 The dark tones out of the camera are rich, something I found difficult with film.....haven't printed yet, so we'll see if they transfer off the screen onto paper.  

Just as in darkroom days, results largely depend on user judgment and execution.  That said, the M10 Monochrom, in conjunction with today’s options for editing software, printers, papers, inks, profiles, etc, provide the foundation for superb print results. That’s also true with most modern cameras/lenses, but M10M files will rarely let you down.  

FWIW, I find that digital provides the most challenge in the highest print tones (skies, etc), not the deep tones.  But the mid-tones often provide the magic, depending of course on many variables.

Jeff

Edited December 15, 2024 by Jeff S

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No longer in use.... M10M, Tri-Elmar 16-18-21

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Foggy here this morning.

50mm Summicron

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7 hours ago, fotografr said:

Foggy here this morning.

50mm Summicron

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Bravo, Brent!!

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9 minutes ago, Likaleica said:

Bravo, Brent!!

Thank you!!

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On 12/14/2024 at 8:57 PM, Jeff S said:

FWIW, I find that digital provides the most challenge in the highest print tones (skies, etc), not the deep tones.  But the mid-tones often provide the magic, depending of course on many variables.

Those grad nd filters gathering dust in the closet may again be useful.   HDR techniques, do they work with the M10M?  

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1 hour ago, darylgo said:

Those grad nd filters gathering dust in the closet may again be useful.   HDR techniques, do they work with the M10M?  

Don’t use grad filters or HDR. Extensive file malleability with the Monochrom suffices for my editing and print needs.  Just pointing out inherent limitations with digital…and inkjet,compared to a silver print.. at least so far. Delicacy in the highest tones is much more challenging than rendering dark tones IMO.

Jeff

Edited December 16, 2024 by Jeff S

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2 hours ago, Jeff S said:

Don’t use grad filters or HDR. Extensive file malleability with the Monochrom suffices for my editing and print needs.  Just pointing out inherent limitations with digital…and inkjet,compared to a silver print.. at least so far. Delicacy in the highest tones is much more challenging than rendering dark tones IMO.

Jeff

For the reason you stated I always set my exposure compensation to -1/3. I find it very easy to pull detail out of the shadow areas but there's not much one can do if the highlights are blown.

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[Jeff S]

1 hour ago, fotografr said:

For the reason you stated I always set my exposure compensation to -1/3. I find it very easy to pull detail out of the shadow areas but there's not much one can do if the highlights are blown.

Yes, but my point is different.  Even with controlled exposure (definitely no blown highlights), an inkjet print (even from a monochrome-based file) will often lack the ‘magic’ in the delicate high tones (gentle transitions and roll-off) compared to a superbly executed silver print from film. Digital provides many other advantages, including file flexibility and details, but this aspect still presents challenges IMO.

Jeff

Edited December 16, 2024 by Jeff S