Sunday, May 29, 2011

The power of Leica M9

At the courtesy of Pixmation, I am excited to share some photos taken by Pixmation with a Leica M9. As noted, Leica has its unique vivid color and detailed light contrast. The below first 2 photos are the example. The khaki jacket and the light purple sweater and the facial color of this gentleman are superb. Then the red t-shirt on the lady is very rich and full. Note the bright light background didn't bring down the red color. Photo 3/4 is a very good example on how a sophisticated camera and the cmos sensor pick up the light and color. This kind of red flower is very difficult to be handled well. As seen on the photo 4, the detailed pattern and lines of the red flower can be seen. Photo 5/6 are another 2 good examples on how good of the light contrast. Besides, a very nice framing and and composition skill by Pixmation.
At last, thanks Pixmation for letting me see and share these photos. Personally I don't think I'll get this camera for these few years, as I'll be under much pressure in a way of making good use of this awesome camera.




7 comments:

Stella said...

Very nice photos.
The door with grass looks familiar.

pixmation said...

It's on the west side near the Park La Brea and Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Anonymous said...

I heard this label camera is not easy to control. No auto mod. People need change the setting. only professional photogapher can use it. very nice color photo.

in the sea said...

Thanks for the note. Anonymous, I guess using this camera requires some basic knowledges of photography and camera.
BTW, I just recall some color and clarity problems of blogger's posting of photos. Those photos were a bit distorted on the blog.

pixmation said...

It's manual focus only with aperture priority mode. Can also use Auto ISO as well. It's center weight metering without modern multiple zones evaluation metering. So need to pay attention to backlighted subjects, overly bright (snow) or dark scene.

The shutter release has two steps before actual shutter release. The AE lock is at the 2nd step of the button that take some getting used. Most cameras only have half press to auto focus and/or AE lock.

There is a discreet/silence mode which if you take the photo and hold the shutter release button, it will not cock the shutter until you let go of your finger.

Stella said...

Thank you Pixmation for the note and the nice photos.

in the sea said...

Thanks Pixmation for the intro. I think it's already way much better than the old time photography when everything is pre-considered, like film ISO and the negative texture...etc. :)