8 thoughts on “The Crazy Bedtime Routine.”

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   Peter, congratulations! You make that M8 sing, thanks for sharing your art with us.

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      Thank you Pedro! I always regretted selling my M8 and I’m so pleased I have one again.

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   Happy Thanksgiving from the Left Coast Peter.
   …Forecast was for rain yesterday but we wound up at 22C in the sun on the deck by mid afternoon….you know, just in case that’s rubbing it in!
   All the best.
   🙂

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      Thanks Jason. We are having a glorious weekend here too, but not quite as warm as you… and of course, we don’t have beautiful mountains nearby to look at.

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   May I ask why you required and M8? I bought one a few months ago and do like it, but I lust for full frame. Also, do you use an UV/IR with you B&W pictures?

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      I always regretted selling my M8. With it’s unrivaled per-pixel sharpness and 1/8000 shutter speed, there really isn’t another M like it. The M9 has a “full frame” sensor for sure, but its image quality isn’t any better.

      Also, the M8 (like the M9/M-E) has a Kodak CCD sensor. I have yet to see a CMOS sensor that can come close to these with respect to image quality output (tonality, colour, sharpness, etc…).

      As for UV/IR filters, sometimes I use them, sometimes not. Currently, I’m using them.

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         Thanks for your response. I’m quite taken back by your images. I’m still learning the M8, but after looking at your work I realized that I need to stop making excuses for the camera.

         I just started Leica back in June with the M8 and a 35mm Summarit. I am anxiously awaiting an 90mm Elmarit-M to arrive tomorrow. For me I’m quite impressed with the camera in good light, but I’m struggling in low light. 800-1600 ISO. Maybe I need to rethink the 2.5 Summarit….or maybe I just need to give it and myself more time.

         The M8 is what I could afford and I truly love the size, manual focus, optical viewfinder and lenses. I borrowed a good friend’s 5D ii a couple weeks ago for something at my daughter’s school. I really like that camera, but when I compare the images, the M8 pictures still look so much better than the Canon to me. Yeah, the autofocus, reach and ISO are really nice, but the size and image quality took away from it.

         Anyway, beautiful pictures and a beautiful family. Thanks for sharing.

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            John, although the Leica M8/M9/M-E are capable of magic at low ISOs, anything above ISO 640 becomes dodgy. That’s the trade off you make for these wonderful sensors. The Canons/Nikons/Sonys/Leica M240s of the world will give you more versatility, but inferior quality. That’s their trade-off.

            The bottom line is that for the M9/M-E/M8 an f/1.4 lens is required for low light work. I would highly recommend either the Voigtlander 40/1.4 or the 35/1.2 (if the size and price of the latter lens doesn’t scare you).

            For example, here is an image of mine taken with the M8 and Voigtlander 40/1.4:

            

            The upcoming Zeiss 35/1.4 looks interesting too, but is positioned at a higher price bracket.

            All of these can be purchased at a fraction of the cost of a Leica Summilux (1.4) lens, however.

            Hope that helps, and thank you for the kind words.

            —Peter.