Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I leave the filters on 99% of the time. The exception is when you have light sources in the the image area. The filters often create multiple reflections of those sources under those conditions. Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Mar 18, 2010, at 11:35 AM, Bob Adler wrote: > Hi Peter, > There was a lot of discussion about this on the LUG awhile ago > about whether the UV/IR filter degraded image quality in situations > where it was not needed. You may want to search the archives. > >> From my experience, I just left them on there (and I DESPISE UV >> filters on newer lenses for "protective" purposes). I took a lot >> of landscapes and outdoor shots with the M8 and, from a practical >> point of view, never noticed a degradation. I did notice, however, >> that if I had taken the filter off for outside shooting I >> invariably forgot to put it back on when I went inside. > > You may be younger and have a better short-term memory than I do... > Best, > Bob > Bob Adler > Palo Alto, CA > http://www.rgaphoto.com > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Peter Cheyne <geordiepete211 at yahoo.co.uk> > To: lug at leica-users.org > Sent: Thu, March 18, 2010 8:12:30 AM > Subject: [Leica] Advice sought on colour-correcting magenta cast > black fabrics in Photoshop > > Thanks, Ric and Bob, > > that desaturate trick works a treat! Really impressed with the > result, but using that magnetic lasso is not the easiest > tool to use, especially as the problem is usually on clothing with > hair and other things overlapping. > > Bob, I took your suggestion to prevent the problem arising again, > and have ordered a 52mm IR cut filter (Marumi) to > stay put on my 35mm Nokton, and a 39mm filter to put on my Leica > lenses when I use them indoors. > > Thank you! > > Peter Cheyne > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information