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Fun with the Leica M Monochrom

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Vivek

Guest
Photomeme, While I appreciate your filter experiments and sharing the results, I would like to point out that the MM is essentially a blue-green sensor. If you have a BG filter, look through it and add any filter to it to see the potential effects (also go to sensor clean mode and look at the sensor).

B+W spectral transmission curves: http://www.schneideroptics.com/pdfs/filters/FilterTransmissionCurves.pdf

Green suppressor, redhancer and such are of very limited use.
 

photomeme

New member
I can't make heads or tails of this comment Vivek, frankly.

You can read Leica's chart of the MM's spectral sensitivity here:

http://www.digoliardi.net/monochrom_color.pdf

The MM deep sensitivity into the reds -- moreso than Kodak T-Max -- lower at an earlier point in the spectrum but with a much long tail than films has been widely discussed on the forums and and blogs such as

ChromaSoft: The Leica M Monochrom's spectral sensitivity

A slight green bias does not mean an "essentially blue green sensor", that's ridiculous to say.

Filtration that favors reds, a straight B+W 090 or 091 (Wratten 25 or 29) has a profound effect on MM images, as does a Wratten 44 or 44a, simulating orthochromatic.

The impact of a B+W 40 M or 40 C, merely suppressing rather than blocking greens or reds, respectively, is also significant for manipulating/targeting the capture of midtones depth.

My experience runs so counter to your observation, the differences so apparent in my control images, I'm speechless. (But can still type).

Clearly, B&W filter arcana is not for everyone.

I won't post any further experiments here.

Photomeme, While I appreciate your filter experiments and sharing the results, I would like to point out that the MM is essentially a blue-green sensor. If you have a BG filter, look through it and add any filter to it to see the potential effects (also go to sensor clean mode and look at the sensor).

B+W spectral transmission curves: http://www.schneideroptics.com/pdfs/filters/FilterTransmissionCurves.pdf

Green suppressor, redhancer and such are of very limited use.
 
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erudolph

Member
Using the Publish to Flickr function of LR, I find that if I change any of the settings on the dng, the image is flagged for republishing. If I accidentally republish, the link from getdpi to flickr is broken. Live and learn. Both images taken with MM and 50AA.

Neighborhood sight. At dusk, one of the few vacant lots:



I am a nervous driver and it's hard to take photos on the freeway, but I like this second photo for numerous reasons, none of which have to do with technical quality.

 

Godfrey

Well-known member
Some marvelous photos in this thread! I would really love a Monochrom now ...

Um... NO!
What I would really love is the time to use the equipment I already have now, and then maybe some day soon adding an MM into my kit.

G
Time and Money. You rarely have both together.
 

ashwinrao1

Active member
MM and Rigid 50 'cron, still my favorite lens on the MM...


Leitz 90 mm f/2.8 elmarit (v1)




8-element 35 mm f/2 Summicron (v1)


And a couple silly ones, with the same lenses as above:






 
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