[LRFlex] Re: More DMR shots with downloadable RAW files

Tim,

The R8 and R9 with film back have TTL flash capabilities, but lose this
capability once the DMR is installed.

You have to manually set the diaphragm and flash power or rely on the
flash controls. What was suggested at the seminar was to measure
exposure without flash and then add some fill-in flash with partial
power and use the exposure-correction feature of the DMR.

But this is not a very fast solution. If you use a lot of flash and
cannot experiment with manual settings, IMO the combination of Leica
lens on a Canon body is superior to the all-Leica solution. I seldom use
flash, so this does not bother me much.

Peter Werner
www.leicaphoto.net



> -----Original Message-----
> From: leicareflex-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:leicareflex-
> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tim Bedsted
> Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 08:34
> To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [LRFlex] Re: More DMR shots with downloadable RAW files
>
> Peter,
>
> Could I ask you or perhaps some of the other lucky guys who have been
able
> to get their hands on a DMR about the flash capabilities, in the
> discussion forums before it was released there was a lot of talk about
> different TTL flash capabilities for R8 (of which I am a happy owner)
and
> R9 and during this latest exchange it was mentioned that there was no
TTL
> capabilities. Can you bring light on the subject?
>
> Thanks,
> Tim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: leicareflex-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:leicareflex-
> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter M.C. Werner
> Sent: Wednesday, 15 June 2005 5:53 AM
> To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [LRFlex] More DMR shots with downloadable RAW files
>
> Douglas,
>
> > what are the options for adjusting colour balance on the DMR ?
>
> You have of course Auto Color Balance and you can manually set the
color
> temperature as well as some pre-defined parameters.
>
> Most of the time I have used Auto and corrected in Photoshop if there
> was the need. For the "Sunrise" photo on
> http://www.leicaphoto.net/Download/DMR_Raw/index.html
> which was taken at 04:30 in the morning I had manually set the color
> temperature to 9200K
>
> Cheers
> Peter Werner
> www.leicaphoto.net
>
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: leicareflex-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:leicareflex-
> > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Douglas Sharp
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 21:15
> > To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [LRFlex] Re: [LRFlex]: More DMR shots with downloadable RAW
> files
> >
> > Peter,
> > what are the options for adjusting colour balance on the DMR ?
> > On the 20D I can set quite a few parameters directly to avoid the
neon
> > colours you mention. and additinally
> > also apply custom corrections via a chart on the menu for certain
> > situations,.
> > I agree that the standard setting is a little too
> > "bunt" (brash?)  for my liking but this is easily corrected.
> >
> > cheers
> > Douglas
> >
> > Peter M.C. Werner wrote:
> >
> > >Elliot,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>What is your opinion of the DMR so far?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >Enthusing... I had already some experience with both P/S and DLSR
> (Fuji
> > >S2 Pro, Canon 20D with Leica, Kilfitt and other lenses) plus the
> > >Panasonic FZ20 with the superb Leica 2.8/38-432mm zoom. The DMR is
by
> > >far the best of them, vastly superior in the quality of the results
> and
> > >the amount of post processing (little or none) it demands. Of
course,
> > >you lose Auto focus and
> > >TTL flash and you have to carry a lot of weight. However, the
balance
> is
> > >excellent and the combination R9+DMR lies well in your hand. The
> > >viewfinder is very good and a real help in composing and focusing.
So
> is
> > >the LCD color screen that allows you to review the results even in
> > >bright sunlight, something I cannot say of my other digital
cameras.
> > >
> > >The 20D with the Leica lenses also makes good pictures, but they
are
> > >quite different from the DMR: more clinical, colder, neon-like
> colors.
> > >The DMR colors are less splashy, more pastel-like and the look of
the
> > >prints is quite different (like Kodachrome versus Ektachrome or
> Fuji).
> > >This is of course very personal and I would not know how to
quantify
> it.
> > >I dare not use the expression "Leica glow" and I am sure other
people
> > >might prefer the more aggressive Canon look.
> > >
> > >Perhaps you might get similar results from the 20D with a lot of
post
> > >processing. For me this difference is more important than any
slight
> > >difference in sharpness and noise level. Both cameras are good at
> that,
> > >with a very slight edge to the Leica.
> > >
> > >The handling is very easy and intuitive even if you have never used
a
> > >DSLR, the learning curve is very flat and you immediately feel at
> home.
> > >All the important controls are where you expect them to be and not
> > >hidden in a multi-layered menu.
> > >
> > >Peter
> > >www.leicaphoto.net
> > >
> > >PS: New DMR pictures to be found on
> > >http://www.leicaphoto.net/discus/messages/7/7.html?1118761826
> > >
> > >
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