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Subject: [Leica] IMGs: Finding the “right lens/film/sensor/camera” combination:
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2015 18:39:47 -0500
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Hi Ken,

Your images are the ones I made reference to.  I may try to find a 
filter and give it a try, but I will have to start considering where I 
can find some scenes with good foliage.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 9/9/2015 6:13 PM, Ken Carney wrote:
> Jim,
>
> The hot spots are a pain but can be dealt with in Photoshop, as George 
> said.  I think the Fuji X is OK for infrared, but my conclusion is 
> that a tripod is needed.  I have been trying Fuji IR with a monopod, 
> but it is f/2.8 and 1/15" in bright sunlight at best, so sharpness and 
> DOF are compromised.  This is with a 720nm IR filter.  One thing I 
> have noticed is that a pano tripod head (where you correct parallax) 
> is really not needed for landscape images.
>
> Ken
>
> On 9/9/2015 5:40 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> Beautiful images, George.  I have been considering this, as well.  I 
>> have a seldom used 28 Elmarit-R. I wonder if it would have similar 
>> characteristics to the M version.  I don't have an M-8, but I have 
>> seen some great work with a Fuji.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>> On 9/9/2015 5:27 PM, George Lottermoser wrote:
>>> C & C always welcome and appreciated
>>>
>>> <http://www.imagist.com/blog/?p=10069>
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> George Lottermoser
>>>
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>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
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In reply to: Message from george.imagist at icloud.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] IMGs: Finding the “right lens/film/sensor/camera” combination:)
Message from kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney) ([Leica] IMGs: Finding the “right lens/film/sensor/camera” combination:)