First, the size is 18 x 27 mm, which is smaller than a standard 35 mm frame 24 x. You may wish to read my note some thoughts on camera testing found on that. After years of rumours and wishful thinking, the leica m8 was formally announced in early 2004, then confirmed in january 2006 when lfi 12006 published an interview with leicas stefan daniels specific details about the m8 were released nine months later in september 2006, just prior to the cameras public debut at photokina 2006. Oct 24, 2009 despite its 1950s lineage, however, it is important to note that the leica m9 has more than just a retro appeal. Hopefully, this means that the new lenses will start shipping soon. A couple of people asked me what i meant by this, so now i have a filter that fits my sonnar, i thought id do a side by side comparison of shots with and without the.
We offer 70% of market value, which is based on the condition of your item, whats included, and any service that might need to be done. At the same time leica camera ag promised some solution for leica r glasses in the future. It is the only digital camera for professionals to incorporate the rangefinder system with its advantages of discreet and quiet operation, speed and precision. The mmonochrom has no color filter array in front of the sensor, meaning it captures more of the available light but cannot perceive color. On the positive side people attest the camera a sharper image than the rgbimages made with the leica m9p, lower noise and higher useable iso values. Ir sensitivity was addressed by ir cut filters, leica will supply two free filters to every m8 purchaser. Find great deals on ebay for leica m8 camera and leica m9 camera. At the heart of the leica m monochrom beats a fullframe 18megapixel ccd with its bayer color array filter removed, resulting in a sensor that is more sensitive and responsive to light.
There are two things that are important about this sensor choice. The real beauty of the leica m8 comes though when shooting it in good light. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone. Leica m9 digital rangefinder camera index and links. Based on the famous analogue mseries cameras, the leica m8. I think partially due to the market being over saturated with dslrs to fill every niche, and partially due to the full frame m9 which so many leica shooters had been clamoring for.
The leica m monochrom produces a lowcontrast photo that shows details clearly and is easy to edit so that you get the look you want. The m9 feels like both a proper leica and a proper digital camera at the same time, and that could not always be said of the m8 and m8. Ok, these last three were shot after the first hour, but still within a 10 minute time frame of each other with the 40 again, which. As of 15 november 2014, the most recent firmware version is 2. The five images in my flickr photostrean are the images in question. Supplied with adobe photoshop lightroom and silver efex pro 2. Leica m9p digital rangefinder camera body, 18mp with 24 x 36 mm format sensor paint. Almost exactly two years after we got the m8, we received an leica m8. Many expected the company to announce the m10, and the monochrom was announced instead. To obtain a quote for either a tradein or purchase, simply fill out the leica tradein form, email or call us.
The leica m8 with or without a infrared cut filter. Leica m monochrom digital rangefinder camera body black. What leica did was to attempt to increase the resolution potential of the 10mp sensor in the m8 by thinning, and therefore reducing the effect of this filter. A full version of the mono processing software silver efex 2 is also included.
In the last few years, rangefinders effectively only the leica m system have experienced something of a renaissance. Leica m typ 262 digital rangefinder camera black body only. Every new leica m monochrom comes with silver efex pro software. This page contains a number of photographs taken during several days of my initial testing of the leica m8. This was caused by my not using an infrared cut filter.
To make the task of finding your correct firmware a little easier, we. Enter film emulation software, which, surprisingly enough, attempts to take a digitally captured raw file and create an end result that emulates the look youd get were it to have been taken with a given film stock. Chinese english french german indonesian italian japanese korean polish russian taiwanese. Leica m monochrom is not quite a black and white decision. The m8 body is slightly thicker than the classic mp. Closest to infrared ektachrome that i can get with a digital camera. The leica mmonochrom is a blackandwhite version of its m9 fullframe rangefinder. The leica m monochrom produces a lowcontrast photo that shows details clearly and is.
Almost 770 optical modules have been added to the database, which now includes over 57000 different cameralens combinations. Breaking completely new ground, the leica m8 doesnt only look like an mit utilizes all the benefits of the analog leica m system for sophisticated and creative digital photography. May 10, 2012 in most other respects, the mmonochrom shares its hardware with the m9. Leica 10771 m 24mp rangefinder camera with 3inch tft lcd screen body only silver black 3. I, and a couple of others, thought it of value others are all postprocessing, did not. Summaritm 35mm summaritm 50mm summaritm 75mm summaritm 90mm summaronm 28mm thambarm 90mm superelmarm 18mm asph. Silver efex pro 2 emulates over 20 different black and white film types to recreate the classic. Aug 19, 2006 photos taken with the leica m8 and m8. Given the unprecedented success of the m9, leica had more resources and could take bigger risks. Released in 1954, the m3 was leicas first mmount rangefinder, and offered significant improvements in features and ergonomics over earlier screwmount models. Colorbytes imageprint software is extremely good, but its user interface is a bit quirky in my opinion.
In some ways this was great, they achieved their goal of sharper photos, but it seems they didnt count on the increased nearinfrared transmittance of the thinned filter. Such cosmetic matters matter to different degrees to different leica users. Aug 22, 2016 as with film, with the leica m8 an easy response to this is to shoot for black and white in these circumstances. Silver efex pro 2 incorporates a unique and powerful set of darkroominspired tools to produce topquality blackandwhite pictures. When i posted the first few shots from the leica m8, i made comment about the colour being a bit whacky inside my living room almost forcing me to shoot black and white. Black and white conversion hides a wealth of sins in terms of issues with colour but also looks nicer with the higher noise the m8 kicks out. This image is with the m8 and a medium yellow filter, conversion done with my own software that does the demosaic using simplest nearest neighbor interpolation then adds the channels. When i was a young art director i learned photography from the leica manual, the big silver covered one that is about the size of a phone book. Ok, these last three were shot after the first hour, but still within a 10 minute time frame of each other with the 40 again, which seems to be a great lens on the m8 with the crop. Yellow for monochrome, orange for infrared orange filter on the m8, custom demosaic algorithm.
The m8 comes with capture one le software from phase one, which is very good especially for white balance in dng but appallingly documented and far from intuitive to use. I think this can also be done using photoshop, i will check. They were announced at photokina 2006 and 2008 respectively, where we first saw them, and we got our hands on them for longterm tests a couple of months after we first saw them. My pictures have taken on a threedimensionality, primarily because i love isolating subjects with huge apertures. Jul 22, 20 at the heart of the leica m monochrom beats a fullframe 18megapixel ccd with its bayer color array filter removed, resulting in a sensor that is more sensitive and responsive to light. Mar 22, 2015 there was a discussion of late on the leica forum regarding the use of yellow filters with the m9 and m8 for monochrome work. You can also use other programs, like photoshop or dxo photo lab, to help create the effects that you want. A full version of the worlds leading blackandwhite image processing software, silver efex pro 2, is supplied. Leica m monochrom the introduction of the leica m monochrom has raised many questions and comments from a diverse range of sources. Im switching to sl system as my photography requires a different approach than rangefinder at the moment. Im also relatively new to leica m9, have been using leica lenses for awhile now but mainly r lenses coupled with sony mirrorless nex7 and a7r until the poison cant resist anymore decided to.
A full version of the mono processing software silver efex 2 is. Silver efex pro from nik software standalone software or as plugin for lightroom and aperture. Find and follow posts tagged silver efex pro 2 on tumblr. Despite its 1950s lineage, however, it is important to note that the leica m9 has more than just a retro appeal. Discussion in leica and rangefinders started by ray. First, the size is 18 x 27 mm, which is smaller than a standard 35 mm frame 24 x 35 mm. A moment ago, we said that the m8 appeared to have been designed by and for photographers, not computer nerds. Apr 12, 2007 flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. The leica m8 is the first digital camera in the rangefinder m series introduced by leica camera ag on 14 september 2006. Relevant and available shooting information is provided, and these as well as additional images from this testing period are found on a page titled leica m8 testing portfolio. Ps is a plugin then in ps i open the file in nik silver efex pro plugin which came with the mm. Leica m monochrom digital rangefinder camera body black 10760. Leica lenses are beautifully built and my leica m6 is beautifully built, but the build quality of my macbook pro and iphone 4 makes my m8 look cheap and nasty.
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