Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/15

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: M8 for infrared
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Sun, 16 May 2010 08:25:38 +0200
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Works great, I especially like this one:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/218396-2/ir012.jpg

Must drag out my own IR filters and experiment. We have plenty of boring 
sunshine and blue sky now, IR will make it interesting--thanks for the 
inspiration!

Cheers,
Nathan

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On May 16, 2010, at 7:06 AM, Philip Forrest wrote:

> A month or so ago I received a 720nm IR cut-off filter which filters
> out about 99+% of visible light. I adapted it for use on my CV 15mm
> SW-Heliar and walked around town. ISO was 640 and exposures were about
> 1/15 second on a very bright day. The results were very impressive and
> this is one aspect of the M8 that keeps me from wanting an M9. I shot
> more IR in one day than I'd ever shot in my life simply due to expense
> of the film.
> Here are a few:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/218393-2/ir01.jpg color from original
> file retained.
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/218396-2/ir012.jpg
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/218399-2/ir02.jpg
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/218402-2/ir03.jpg
> 
> The M8 still is one of the nicest cameras ever produced, with
> amazing capabilities, regardless of what sensor size camp one may be in.
> I'm very happy with mine & I'd get another as a second body in a
> heartbeat if I could afford it. The cost of 2 factory refurb M8's would
> STILL be less than the cost of one M9 even under the student discount
> program! Yowza!
> 
> Phil Forrest
> 
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In reply to: Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] IMG: New M9 Macro Elmar Sample)
Message from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] IMG: New M9 Macro Elmar Sample)
Message from photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Philip Forrest) ([Leica] IMG: M8 for infrared)