Nice set of M8 photos [Archive] - Rangefinderforum.com

jaapv

10-30-2006, 23:03

Thanks SnapperJ. Nice indeed, but I would love to see by now what our RFF members can do with this machine. *sigh* a few more weeks....

SnapperJ

10-30-2006, 23:08

Thanks SnapperJ. Nice indeed, but I would love to see by now what our RFF members can do with this machine. *sigh* a few more weeks....

It's going to seem like a life time!

butter71

10-30-2006, 23:14

Nice? in our village we call it diffrently...

Nachkebia -- we get it.. you don't like the M8.

truando

10-30-2006, 23:39

Nachkebia -- we get it.. you don't like the M8.

yeah really, what a boring guy, and obviously constantly online...

thafred

10-30-2006, 23:57

I´m with nachkebia here. regardless if someone likes/dislikes the M8 those pictures at Outback Photo suck...just plain boring test shots..

IMO the Luminous Landscape test shots of the M8 are far better

@ truando, chill and have a look at Vlad´s photoblog. Far from boring if you ask me ... (I wish I knew how he can take so much time at RFF and be out shooting those excellent pics)

Nachkebia

10-31-2006, 00:15

yeah really, what a boring guy, and obviously constantly online...

What is more boring me making fun of how miserable digital photography is or you drooling on the crap photos of M8?

jaap

10-31-2006, 00:21

Nice photo's, oh I mean FILES on a 75 dpi screen !! wouw

butter71

10-31-2006, 00:22

What is more boring me making fun of how miserable digital photography is or you drooling on the crap photos of M8?

this forum is for discussing the M8.

your general opinion about digital photography is well known.

jaapv

10-31-2006, 00:41

Vladimer is right about one thing though: these photographs are rather boring. Digital or not. And bear with him - he is a bit of the devils advocate ;)

truando

10-31-2006, 01:06

@ truando, chill and have a look at Vlad´s photoblog.

that's how advertising works: provoke so people notice you. benetton has done it before.

mani

10-31-2006, 01:11

Regardless of anything else - the talent or otherwise of Nachkebia as a photographer or even his preferred brand of footwear - this forum is for people who want to discuss the digital Leica M8.
Nachkebia fills EVERY thread in the forum with his repetitive asinine comments. I for one am VERY tired of it. I honestly don't see the point of constantly hanging around here simply to post the same worthless comments time and time again.

Anyways, those test photographs... yup, very boring. :rolleyes: :)

jaapv

10-31-2006, 01:31

There IS an "ignore " option. Actually I have switched it on for one troll...

mani

10-31-2006, 01:33

There IS an "ignore " option. Actually I have switched it on for one troll...

Trouble is - every now and again he says something interesting :)

Nachkebia

10-31-2006, 01:34

:D
Can`t moderator ban me from posting in digital forums? :D I would be happy :D

jaapv

10-31-2006, 01:42

Regardless of anything else - the talent or otherwise of Nachkebia as a photographer or even his preferred brand of footwear - this forum is for people who want to discuss the digital Leica M8.

Well this is a photography fourum, not a shoe one (although I know of one photoforum that nearly turned into a shoeforum ;)) so the only posters that really annoy me are the mindless ones without a gallery or website, so I fear Vladimer is not one I put on the ignore list.
:d :d :d .........
Can`t moderator ban me from posting in digital forums? I would be happy
Sorry, mate despite your best efforts I still don't dislike you :p

Nachkebia

10-31-2006, 01:55

Well this is a photography fourum, not a shoe one (although I know of one photoforum that nearly turned into a shoeforum ;)) so the only posters that really annoy me are the mindless ones without a gallery or website, so I fear Vladimer is not one I put on the ignore list.

Sorry, mate despite your best efforts I still don't dislike you :p

Wait until I get M8 :D :D

truando

10-31-2006, 02:16

There IS an "ignore " option. Actually I have switched it on for one troll...

wow! that really works - thanks!

Nachkebia

10-31-2006, 02:19

truando is a loooser! truando is a looooser! :D :D :D :D :D

newyorkone

10-31-2006, 03:38

Vladimer is right about one thing though: these photographs are rather boring. Digital or not. And bear with him - he is a bit of the devils advocate ;)

I would agree that "Vladimer's" own photos are very good as someone else pointed out, but a devil's advocate offers thoughtful critique and debate. That's not what he does. He offers the same predictable comments every single time - digital sucks...the M8 sucks.

It's true that these photos aren't great and I wish there were more with people in it but what they do offer is a glimpse at the M8's image quality and that is clearly evident. If you know what to look for then you know that these images don't suck.

Ivanskavinsky

10-31-2006, 04:15

I have to agree they're pretty damn dull (in their defence they hardly ever shoot reportage or people). Can't say I'm desperately impressed with Luminous Landscapes attempts either, to be frank, he doesn't seem to be that great with people. Simon Wheatley's pictures, in the British Journal of Photography, have been the most interesting (and closest to how I'd be using it) I've seen so far, though the colour repro is a bit nasty.

iml

10-31-2006, 04:18

As soon as I get my M8, I'll post some images.

It'll probably be around the year 2010.

Ian

John Camp

10-31-2006, 04:49

I think Uwe's pictures are literally tests, and if you look at them that way, they're certainly no more boring -- and I think a lot more useful -- than shooting targets. They're not supposed to be serious street shots or photojournalism, they're supposed to give you an idea of, say, how the camera handles vibrant color.

JC

ywenz

10-31-2006, 04:50

Sorry, these are indeed very sterile - crappy looking pictures.

Again, why won't Leica publishing some badass M8 pictures from one of their loaner cameras? I know the pics are out there.. They've actually published some good M8 pics, but it is locked in their PDF brochure..

Also, when seeing the awsome amount of detail in these M8 shots, I find it ironic that all the Leica purist - digital haters who once said digital images are too sharp don't seem to mind when the M8 provides images with very sharp details..

Maronati

10-31-2006, 06:40

I agree with John, these pictures are tests and I think it gives us an idea of how the processor handles detail and noise and how sharp leica lenses can be. If the idea is to show how this camera performs, I just wish people would post images that challenges the processor, ie: night shots, high iso, moving things etc...

KoNickon

10-31-2006, 07:02

Am I the only one who thought the colors were very muted?

Maronati

10-31-2006, 07:14

Am I the only one who thought the colors were very muted?
The colors are soft, maybe because they are strait from the card with no processing.

newyorkone

10-31-2006, 07:30

The colors are soft, maybe because they are strait from the card with no processing.

Were the signs faded? What did the scene actually look like?

Unless you were actually there, I'm afraid it's kind of hard to make a judgment call on how accurate the colors really are.

And what does soft colors mean? I've heard soft for sharpness but never to describe color. Do you mean unsaturated?

akptc

10-31-2006, 07:45

.. Also, when seeing the awsome amount of detail in these M8 shots, I find it ironic that all the Leica purist - digital haters who once said digital images are too sharp don't seem to mind when the M8 provides images with very sharp details.. Thanks for mentioning it, I thought I was the only one wondering about that :)

ywenz

10-31-2006, 07:59

Thanks for mentioning it, I thought I was the only one wondering about that :)

Yeah, it is a bit convinient ain't it? LOL

And what does soft colors mean? I've heard soft for sharpness but never to describe color. Do you mean unsaturated?

soft colors.. doesn't that make perfect sense? soft white clouds against a blue sky isn't 100% white, it's a very light blue...

kevin m

10-31-2006, 08:27

Wow! These examples, along with those on the Luminous Landscape have led me to make a deposit!

The deposit was for a new Nikon Coolscan 5000, though. ;)

That way I get to keep my 'cheap' film bodies that aren't so outrageously expensive that I'm afraid to leave the house with them; I get to keep my 'full frame' f1.4 wide-angle glass and, most importantly, I get to keep my rapidly depreciating electronic gadgetry on the desk next to my computer, where it belongs.

Final note: These linked images look like they could have been shot with any number of digital cameras. Same hyper-exagerrated resolution, weird colors and 'plastic' look. The benefit of Leica glass doesn't seem to make up for that. With any luck, future test will reveal something better than this. :(

Maronati

10-31-2006, 14:33

Were the signs faded? What did the scene actually look like?

Unless you were actually there, I'm afraid it's kind of hard to make a judgment call on how accurate the colors really are.

And what does soft colors mean? I've heard soft for sharpness but never to describe color. Do you mean unsaturated?
By soft I mean muted, not bright...pastel like. It lacks punch!