Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/08/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I generally avoid IR images where there are important elements close by, and I almost always shoot at f8. This way I do not have to worry too much about exact focus. As for the EXIF, it is always screwed up with the dark filters, the most recent pictures I did show f32 as the aperture. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 01 Sep 2016, at 02:50, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: > > Looks like you're pretty close. I think the key to IR is autofocus, not > an option here. You might try a few shots at different focus settings to > see what works with the M8/21. I know my Fuji X 14mm is OOF when it is at > his hard stop infinity setting, with a 720nm filter, but autofocus if > fine. Also in LR I like to pump up the whites and decrease the blacks > some. It is great that you can make IR images at those settings, freeing > you from the tripod. I take it that the 21 does not have an "infrared" > focus mark? > > > On 8/31/2016 6:49 PM, Tina Manley wrote: >> LUG: >> >> After seeing the great IR photos posted here lately, I finally dug out my >> old M8s (the ones that fell in the river but are still working fine), >> charged up the batteries, and found a B+W 092 filter in the drawer that >> fit >> my 21/2.8 Elmarit. I went out around the farm and photographed a few >> things. Lots of problems. Nothing looks sharp. What am I doing wrong? >> None of the EXIF is right. Most of these were made at ISO 160, around >> 5.6, >> and usually 1/30 or more exposure. >> >> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/163998663 >> >> and the next 5. Is there a trick to focusing with the dark filters? I >> do >> like the tones so I would like to learn how to do this, but it has to be >> in >> focus to work for me!! I got some great photos of the cat yawning that >> are >> so out of focus I won't bother to post them!! >> >> TIA >> >> Tina > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information