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723 points farslan | 1 comments | 12 May 25 15:28 UTC | HN request time: 0.207s | source
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Karrot_Kream ◴[12 May 25 18:11 UTC] No.43965938[source]▶
> Leica M11 + 35mm Summilux FLE

I've never shot Leica. Is this color grading something you can pull straight out of the camera, or is this applied in post?

(Also wow that is expensive kit.)

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farslan ◴[12 May 25 18:15 UTC] No.43965975[source]▶
People always ask which camera or lens I use, hence I added it upfront. Leica's are expensive I agree. It was a dream of mine to use it though for almost two decades. I finally was in a position to get it three years ago.

To your question, the RAW's, unprocessed files are not like this from a Leica. You need to color grade (photographers say "post processing"). Color grading is used mostly for Video. In Photography, there are a lot of other things, it's mostly about light, not color. Highlights, Shadows, Contrast, Blacks/Whites etc.. Of course colors are also very important.

If you want good colors straight out of the camera, you could look into FujiFilm.

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1. Etheryte ◴[12 May 25 18:25 UTC] No.43966075[source]▶
That's exactly why I carry Fuji, but at the same time, their camera lineup is all a bit wonky. The features are split between a number of models, but none of them carry a good subset for me. I wish they made an X100VI with a removable lens, so in essence an X-Pro4 or similar, but it doesn't look like that's even on their roadmap. I like the form factor, dig that it has IBIS, but really wish I could slap different glass on it.