Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/03

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Subject: [Leica] Re: new M8 IR filter report
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Tue Apr 3 18:32:56 2007

Ed,

I am using the filters all the time and have no detrimental images that I 
have seen to this point due to the filters.  So I will continue to use them.

Gene

-------------- Original message from Eduardo Albesi 
<eduardoalbesi@ciudad.com.ar>: -------------- 


> Am I the only one to find Erwin's suggestion about not using the 
> filters in general 'non-IR conditions' not that smart? 
> 
> I find consistently that the files I get with the filters on are 
> sharper and with more colour accuracy that when not used, *just in 
> almost any situation*. 
> The exception being perhaps only under pure fluorescent illumination, 
> when the IR contamination seems neglectible or nonexistant. 
> 
> Ed 
> 
> 
> El 03/04/2007, a las 16:28, Peter Klein escribió: 
> 
> > 
> > Good eye, Henning. I was wondering why the upper picture of the 
> > model had a redder face when Erwin said it was taken with the 
> > filter. Then I looked at the turtleneck. Oops. :-) 
> > 
> > I'm also surprised that he hasn't noticed that IR sometimes blurs 
> > IR-reflecting things at the point of focus (even Leica mentions 
> > this). And turns sun-lit green foliage a lighter and sometimes 
> > sickly shade. I believe they have trees in the Netherlands, don't 
> > they? Nathan and other Beneluxers, please confirm :-) 
> > 
> > All in all, the filters seem a better bet to me. Then again, *not* 
> > using an IR filter might improve shadow gradations in existing- 
> > light B&W 
> > 
> > --Peter 
> > 
> > Henning wrote: 
> >> and some folks may note that the captions on the photos are reversed 
> >> as to which pictures and data are with filter and which without. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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