mikeadams Posted October 25, 2007 Share #1 Posted October 25, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Another myth shattered. I always believed that for the theatre shows I shoot for my department, I needed my D-200 and zoom, and I have done many plays with this and the D-100 before. I always believed the M8 would not work in this one situation. Wrong again. A few weeks ago I shot this play with the M8 and Summicron 35 f2 ASPH, 320 ISO, mostly f2-f2.8, manual at a 15th or 30th, DNG converted for Web to JPG in CS3 raw. You have to slightly underexpose theatre otherwise you blow out too many highlights: http://www.tvradiofilmtheatre.com/tour95.html The question then is: "When will I ever need the Nikon?" Mike http://www.mikeadams.org Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gesper Posted October 25, 2007 Share #2 Posted October 25, 2007 I also have an underused D200. A great camera, but it has only come out of the closet since I bought my M8 a year ago when the M8 has been back to Solms for repairs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted October 25, 2007 Share #3 Posted October 25, 2007 Great, just think how good it would be if the camera was quiet... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
proenca Posted October 25, 2007 Share #4 Posted October 25, 2007 Nice pictures Mike ! Have a "I was there " feeling to it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_S Posted October 25, 2007 Share #5 Posted October 25, 2007 Nice pictures Mike ! Have a "I was there " feeling to it I second that Mike. Well done. And BTW, I recognise your Nikon experience. I have a Canon 5D that must feel itself neglected. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_tribble Posted October 25, 2007 Share #6 Posted October 25, 2007 Have to agree - the M8 comes out most - though I do love the 5D + the 85 1.2 for performance too. The concert images mostly M8, but not all...Tord Gustavsen Trio ... Best Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wparsonsgisnet Posted October 25, 2007 Share #7 Posted October 25, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Yes, the noise of the M8 is a problem for productions, but I have been shooting my M8 to capture dance -- in dress rehearsal -- since it arrived last December. I shoot with the 24 and 35, at 1/250, using iso 1250 or 2500. At 2500, the use of Neat Image removes enough noise to make the pictures most acceptable. Nice shots! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeadams Posted October 25, 2007 Author Share #8 Posted October 25, 2007 Chris, the Tord Trio B&W is very nice. You are using the Lightroom templates? Mike http://www.mikeadams.org Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ho_co Posted October 25, 2007 Share #9 Posted October 25, 2007 Mike--Very nice work, indeed. Thanks for pointing it out! I shoot with the 24 and 35, at 1/250, using iso 1250 or 2500. At 2500, the use of Neat Image removes enough noise to make the pictures most acceptable. Bill-- I haven't got the hang of Neat Image. Have you built profiles to work from? Or do you auto-profile each image? Do you adjust both chrominance and luminance, or just one? What you've shown here of your dance work has been quite exciting, so I wonder what tips you could give for working with Neat Image. Thanks. --HC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_tribble Posted October 26, 2007 Share #10 Posted October 26, 2007 Chris, the Tord Trio B&W is very nice. You are using the Lightroom templates? Mike Mike Adams at San Jose State University Mike - using lightroom, but no templates for B&W - I find I get best results by making the conversion to B&W without any adjustments and then using the "spot" adjustment tool to correct the areas which need emphasis. I certainly fine LR the easiest B&W conversion program of any I've used. Glad you liked the Trio shots. Best Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay101 Posted October 26, 2007 Share #11 Posted October 26, 2007 I certainly fine LR the easiest B&W conversion program of any I've used It's more than that though, it's truly stunning in it's B&W capacity. Easy it is, but that's not to dismiss what it does - because it does it so well (does that make sense? Trying to say LR is truly awesome in the B&W world. As is CS3) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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