Karim Ghantous Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 From all the Leica bodies that you have used, which give the nicest camera JPEGs? I know that the M9 does a really good job. But, I wonder: does the M240 produce nice b&w JPEGs? Do the Monochrom bodies produce JPEGs as nice as the colour bodies? How about the Q or SL series? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Blackwell Images Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Sorry, but I'm not a fan of in-camera JPGs. I shoot DNG RAW, process those files, and create TIFs (for printing); from there I make JPGs only for posting on-line or sharing. Those "processed" JPG files are in various ways corrected (dust spots are removed and horizons are straightened, for example). This, of course, also applies to B&W conversions. “When you come to a fork in the road, take it ...” – Yogi Berra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochen_S Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 (edited) Huh? - Sorry, to me Leica M metering / auto exposure results seem so random that I don't dare JPEGs. Fujis or recent(ish) Canons do a better job in that field of lazyness. BW seems like the neglected stepchild of image tweaking algorithms, needs more manual intervention to shine. Dunno if Leica improved something since they made my M8 & 1st Monochrom. I only shoot RAW+BW JPEG with color cameras, to stay in the right mood during image selection for a BW project. Edited August 9, 2021 by Jochen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_halfhill Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 The only Leica digital camera I've used is the M10. I'm satisfied with its JPEGs, as I am with those from my other cameras. I rarely use my RAW files unless the image needs lots of manipulation, which isn't often. Cameras of all brands have gotten much better at producing JPEGs. I dislike wasting time trying to make a RAW image look better than the JPEG, especially when printed instead of pixel-peeped. I only shoot RAW exclusively when copying old slides and negatives, because they always need extreme corrections. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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