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Subject: [Leica] Infrared Help
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:35:13 -0400
References: <BANLkTimCVTO04h5HWSDDWmZwfp0kSpAXrw@mail.gmail.com> <p06230912ca1ea6a0a135@10.0.1.4>

Thanks, Henning.  I had read that somewhere and used 5.6 as a guide for the
ones I took.  Hard to remember to do, though!  I will try with higher ISOs.
 Should make for greater depth of field, anyway!

Tina

On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Henning Wulff <henningw at 
archiphoto.com>wrote:

> Tina, to set focus: focus normally, then set that focussed distance
> opposite the near f4-f5.6 dof mark (ie, set the distance closer than what
> you determined by rangefinder). That should get you close to the right 
> focus
> point for an 092 with most lenses. For IR, I use 320 and 640.
>
>
>
>
> At 9:55 PM -0400 6/14/11, Tina Manley wrote:
>
>> Lug:
>>
>> I bought a B+W 092 filter for my M8 to take to the Sierra Nevada and
>> Yosemite next week to try out some infrared photos.  I've never done
>> infrared, film or digital, and would appreciate some advice.  I've posted
>> my
>> first attempts:
>>
>> http://www.pbase.com/image/135593705
>>
>> And keep hitting Next for eight more times.  The very last one is with the
>> M9. I think the M8 is supposed to be best for infrared, right?  I can use
>> the filter on my 35/1.4 and my 24/2.8 - maybe more with adjustment rings.
>>
>> I'm sure I'll be doing more landscape than people stuff with this filter,
>> but I couldn't resist trying some of Tom baling hay.  I think I like the
>> barn ones best? I should have posted some landscape ones with clouds but
>> none of those came up 3 stars or better on LR ;-)..
>>
>> Any advice you could give me on infrared before I start out on Saturday -
>> one week in Golden Trout Camp, Sierra Nevada with Paul Rourk's print
>> workshop and one week on our own in Yosemite.  Any advice on what to see
>> and
>> do in Yosemite would also be greatly appreciated!
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Tina
>>
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>> Tina Manley, ASMP
>> www.tinamanley.com
>>
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>
>      Henning J. Wulff
>  Wulff Photography & Design
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