Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/01/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, this is exactly what I do?use the M8 defect as a feature. I do not even bother with focus adjustment?IR is not about total sharpness anyway. And of course since you are not looking through the lens, the problem of a dark viewfinder you have with a DSLR is not relevant. 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 27 Jan 2019, at 04:54, Howard Ritter <hlritter at bex.net> wrote: > > If you recall, Leica famously had to provide free IR filters to purchasers > of M8s because the filter glass over the sensor didn?t eliminate the > shorter part of the IR spectrum, resulting in addition of a red component > to the image under certain conditions. Naturally, this ?bug? can be turned > into a ?feature?, also known as making lemonade when life hands you > lemons. An M8 makes a fine IR camera. > > My first digital Leica was an M8. I supplanted it with an M240, and > repurposed the M8 as an IR camera. I use it with a deep IR filter (a B+W > 093, IIRC ? I?m away from home just now) and skew the focus empirically. > See here: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hlritter/gallery/ > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hlritter/gallery/> > > > ?howard > > >> On Jan26, 2019, at 1347, Steve Barbour via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> >> wrote: >> >> Please help. I will convert a camera for shooting infrared. I would >> appreciate your advice re the camera of choice, dealer that is best, >> cost, and I recall a statement re certain cameras that do this best, even >> without modification. >> >> >> >> >> Can you help? >> >> >> >> >> I thank you very much. >> >> >> >> Steve Barbour >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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