Leica Monochrom
Jun 30, 2017 12:11:54 #
selmslie wrote:
You might think about the Leica M‑D Type 262. It's like the 240 without the LCD screen - the closest thing to film in the digital world. It's like shooting digital without the LCD safety net.
Yes, well, to paraphrase my grandmother: "If wishes were Porsches the wheel-less would ride..."
Just traded my 262, which lacked the LV and Video for the Monochrome 246, which has both. I've have preferred a Monochrome /MD such as yours, no LV, LCD screen, no nada. Essentially, a film M, but digital.
Jun 30, 2017 13:54:52 #
whwiden wrote:
You may do so to check focus or to actually focus ... (show quote)
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Good intel RE: DOF. I'm just being anachronistic and techno-resistant. And, yeah, truly the Nocti is pricy, and given that I've lived this long without one, and survived, it's more a wish-lister than a gotta-haver. I have so much digital homework to yet confront that all I need is another lens demanding time to learn how to use. Best to ride the horse in the direction it's going...
Still, you're spot-on, linking that lens with a Monochrome does offer possibilities that other combinations may not be able to attain.
Jun 30, 2017 14:28:38 #
Do you find that the orange filter has the same effect as a red filter does on film such as Tri-X?
Jun 30, 2017 14:39:55 #
bylinecl wrote:
Do you find that the orange filter has the same effect as a red filter does on film such as Tri-X?
Pardon me for butting in but a red filter is probably too harsh for both media unless you are looking for a particular result like very dark sky behind white clouds. Red blocks most of the blue and much of the green depending on how sharp the cutoff is.
Yellow and orange come in a range of strengths an they are probably all you need. They are usually not sharp cutoff filters.
Jun 30, 2017 14:55:52 #
bylinecl wrote:
Do you find that the orange filter has the same effect as a red filter does on film such as Tri-X?
Nope. Color filters do EXACTLY the same thing on a digital monochrome sensor as they do in film. I use orange and yellow with film to the same effect.
I find the M Monochrom (CCD) most like Pan F in its tone. The M246 is a bit edgier, but I haven't used it enough (I haven't bought one yet) to really get to know it.
Jun 30, 2017 15:27:13 #
asiafish wrote:
Nope. Color filters do EXACTLY the same thing on a digital monochrome sensor as they do in film. I use orange and yellow with film to the same effect.
I find the M Monochrom (CCD) most like Pan F in its tone. The M246 is a bit edgier, but I haven't used it enough (I haven't bought one yet) to really get to know it.
I find the M Monochrom (CCD) most like Pan F in its tone. The M246 is a bit edgier, but I haven't used it enough (I haven't bought one yet) to really get to know it.
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Pan F's a wonderful film, so that's encouraging news, and thanks. I'll give it a try this weekend.
Jun 30, 2017 15:28:06 #
bylinecl wrote:
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Pan F's a wonderful film, so that's encouraging news, and thanks. I'll give it a try this weekend.
Pan F's a wonderful film, so that's encouraging news, and thanks. I'll give it a try this weekend.
Enjoy!
Jun 30, 2017 15:35:13 #
asiafish wrote:
Enjoy!
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Affirmative that. May everyone here enjoy a "picture-perfect" 4th. --30--
Jul 1, 2017 02:59:58 #
bylinecl wrote:
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Pan F's a wonderful film, so that's encouraging news, and thanks. I'll give it a try this weekend.
Pan F's a wonderful film, so that's encouraging news, and thanks. I'll give it a try this weekend.
I am sitting in the SAA lounge in Johannesburg with 10 rolls of Pan F. Security did a hand check on my international transfer. Very nice but your mileage may very.
On filters. Yellow-green very nice but I have read that may be an artifact of older film emulsions. Yellow may do the same thing now for sky--but seems a tad better for foliage. Orange is great for blue sky. Red is hit or miss. A regular green filter can be useful. With a Monochrome you could probably use an orange all the time.
Jul 1, 2017 03:03:07 #
bylinecl wrote:
Have had for years both a red and a green filter that fits my 50mm Summicron. Recommend anything else? Any experience/suggestions on using a red on a Monochrome?
You need a yellow, a yellow-green (can be hard to find) and/or an orange.
Jul 1, 2017 04:49:16 #
whwiden wrote:
I am sitting in the SAA lounge in Johannesburg wit... (show quote)
I use an orange most of the time, a yellow indoors and nothing at all in very dim light.
Outdoors in bright sun I often have to stack orange and 3 stop ND when using fast lenses and wide apertures.
Jul 1, 2017 15:01:08 #
Jul 1, 2017 15:27:33 #
Good gen! At this point -- with my fastest lens being limited to a 1989-vintage f/2 Summicron 50mm, the orange sounds like the best all-around choice. I have one polarized filter for use at/around sea. Keeping my kit schooner-rigged--fewer choices /less gear/less weight -- is my prime consideration.
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