Septic about the M8? This will whipe out your doubts.

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Author:  Elie [ Thu Jun 26, 2014 3:53 pm ]
Post subject:  Septic about the M8? This will whipe out your doubts.

Hi!

No useless arguing, here is what you get from the M8 with a lot of passion and a touch of French savoir-faire:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/92813485@ ... 422545586/

I hope you like these, and I wish you a perfect day.

Cheers,
Elie

Author:  Double Negative [ Fri Jun 27, 2014 8:37 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Septic about the M8? This will whipe out your doubts.

Really lovely shots, Elie! Thanks for sharing them, and welcome to LVL!

The M8 is still a great camera; perhaps the sharpest of all the digital Ms.

Author:  Elie [ Sat Jun 28, 2014 7:52 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Septic about the M8? This will whipe out your doubts.

Double Negative wrote:
Really lovely shots, Elie! Thanks for sharing them, and welcome to LVL!

The M8 is still a great camera; perhaps the sharpest of all the digital Ms.


Thank you!

Author:  jedilost1 [ Thu Apr 16, 2015 12:19 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Septic about the M8? This will whipe out your doubts.

Double Negative wrote:
Really lovely shots, Elie! Thanks for sharing them, and welcome to LVL!

The M8 is still a great camera; perhaps the sharpest of all the digital Ms.


I currently have an M8 and I absolutely love it.

Can you please explain why this may be the sharpest of all the digital Ms?

Author:  Double Negative [ Thu Apr 16, 2015 12:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Septic about the M8? This will whipe out your doubts.

jedilost1 wrote:
Can you please explain why this may be the sharpest of all the digital Ms?

It has the thinnest IR glass of all the M cameras. This was Leica's reasoning behind making it so thin. Unfortunately, it also caused the much-ballyhooed "magenta issue" of IR contaminating blacks in the shots. C'est la vie.

Author:  jedilost1 [ Thu Apr 16, 2015 1:25 pm ]
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Double Negative wrote:
jedilost1 wrote:
Can you please explain why this may be the sharpest of all the digital Ms?

It has the thinnest IR glass of all the M cameras. This was Leica's reasoning behind making it so thin. Unfortunately, it also caused the much-ballyhooed "magenta issue" of IR contaminating blacks in the shots. C'est la vie.

Didn't know that!! Thanks

Author:  RiverCityRocker [ Sat Apr 18, 2015 9:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Septic about the M8? This will whipe out your doubts.

Actually, the reason why the IR glass was so thin was for lens clearance purposes. IR actually makes images appear less sharp because it focuses on a different plane and the contamination actually degrades the quality at the edge of the IR/visible spectrum. The less IR makes images sharper.

From what I understand the M9 filter isn't thicker glass, it's a different coating that has a broader IR cutoff rate. The M9 IR-cut filter is not even close to what currenty DSLRs use.

Author:  James Lehrer [ Sun Apr 19, 2015 12:49 pm ]
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Wonderful photographs, Elie! So full of life! Beautiful composition and exposures, too. You've inspired me to grab the M9 and hit the street!

Author:  smirt [ Sun Apr 19, 2015 12:57 pm ]
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James Lehrer wrote:
Wonderful photographs, Elie! So full of life! Beautiful composition and exposures, too. You've inspired me to grab the M9 and hit the street!



I'll second that! (M2 though). Some real nice pics.

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