Leica 90mm Summicron APO f/2

Monochrom: Test Shot [2].

Inspiration, Leica 90mm Summicron APO f/2, Leica M Monochrom (CCD Lives!), Portrait, Q&A, Teaching point

Well, the Leica Monochrom is living up to its reputation for exquisite tonal rendering, high ISO capabilities, and sharpness (please see the 100% crop below).

However, it’s also living up to its reputation for requiring a radically different approach to processing files (vs. the M9).  So far, I’ve played with only a handful of images, but I’m thinking it’s going to be a long time before I even get anywhere near where I want to be.

This all underscores what I’ve previously written:  with a new camera there is often an initial drop in photographic output.

Please bear with me while I sort this out.

—Peter.

Test Shot-Monochrom

↑Leica Monochrom and Leica 90mm Summicron APO @ f/2.