Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve: Without the IR filters, you may get a bit more shadow detail, and more texture in dark fabrics. You may also get slightly less sharp pictures, because the IR component focuses at a slightly different distance than the visual component. You will get lighter faces, and you might see some blood vessels beneath the skin that you wouldn't otherwise. How much of all this happens depends on how much IR there is in the light, and how IR-reflective the picture elements are. The effect is more pronounced under tungsten light or direct sunlight, less so on cloudy days or florescent light. So it's a trade-off. Probably a good thing in dark bars and pubs. Sean Reid says he likes to do B&W sans filtre. --Peter At 10:53 AM 6/15/2008 -0700, Steve Barbour wrote: >I recall some discussion re bw from the M8 perhaps benefitting from >NOT using IR filters... > >ie that the IR wavelengths are helpful to bw, and may actually help >bw images pop.... > >(could be that I don't remember correctly, or I just made it up, born >from wishful thinking...) > >Steve