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Thanks for your review; enjoyed it. I have to disagree on one point though: The Monochrom does not remove a choice, it adds the option of high-quality B&W.Enjoying the photos here, and have been very happy with the prints I made from my rental Monochrom.
I recently posted my thoughts about the Monochrom on YouTube:
Leica Monochrome Review Wrap Up - YouTube
Looking at Leica Monochrom Files in Lightroom - YouTube
Planar 2.0/110FSon,
Visoflex?
Love the pictures.
Bob
Hi JaapThanks for your review; enjoyed it. I have to disagree on one point though: The Monochrom does not remove a choice, it adds the option of high-quality B&W.
That it does not do color is irrelevant, I have my M9 for that.
As an ardent advocate of visualisation I do not like deciding for color or B&W from a computer screen. The point is to see your subject in B&W and decide whether it needs color or not before you take the shot. The MM forces you to do just that.
Hi VivekWith respect, Jono, i think you missed a golden opportunity.
Hey Son - long time no see - hope all is well with you and yours as usual interesting and lateral use of system combinations...:thumbup:Bob,
Yes
here is the 150mm F2.8 and 300mm F2.0 on MM
Son
Hi Jaap
Happy New Year
Whilst I completely agree with your visualisation concept . . . it is exactly why I don't have an MM (even after 6 months of very valueable passion).
Like you, I want to decide whether I want B&W when I shoot (as you say, not on a computer screen). But I found that the time needed to change cameras for different shots was more of an issue than the reduced quality of B&W from an M9.
If I shot like (for instance) Thorsten, where everything was going to be B&W anyway, then the MM would be a no-brainer, but if you want some shots in colour, then it's a difficult decision to make.
What's even more of an issue is that I like to shoot with two bodies (one wide, one not) - if you need three bodies (one MM) then (for me) the lens was always on the wrong camera - it just muddied the water.
The new M, which allows you to set B&W for the review (and EVF) even when you're only shooting RAW sounds like the perfect answer to me (as long, of course, that the B&W conversions are okay).
All the best
Kurt, your pictures are getting better and better. Really.Reaping the Rewards