Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/19

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Subject: [Leica] Ir filter and film cameras, take it off
From: lug at steveunsworth.co.uk (Steve Unsworth)
Date: Mon Mar 19 10:01:00 2007

Jerry, hope this doesn't sound stupid, but you're not talking about a
standard UV filter are you?

Steve



On 19/3/07 02:56, "Jerry Lehrer" <glehrer@san.rr.com> wrote:

> Frank,
> 
> I did it exactly as you suggested.  Read your own words.
> 
>     "If you take an IR/UV filter in your hand. Look through it straight
> on. The color
> 
> through the filter is quite normal. Then slowly rotate the filter so
> you are looking through it at an angle. The color through the filter
> will turn cyan. The sharper the angle, the more cyan."
> 
> Jerry
> 
> 
> 
> Frank Filippone wrote:
>> Jerry... on what lens?  Or was this an eyeball-only test?
>> 
>> Frank Filippone
>> red735i@earthlink.net
>> Len,
>> 
>> I have just finished trying that with eight filters and only observed
>> that effect with one filter, an E60 Leica filter.
>> 
>> Jerry



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