Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Peter, I use my M8 quite a bit for IR, mainly with my Heliopan 695 and 715 filters (I don?t know how they relate to your R72). In keeping with our late mentor Ted?s maxim, I follow the KISS principle. I just let the M8 meter; if I don?t like the result, I change the exposure accordingly. This is one instance where being able to review the image instantly is very helpful. I tend to shoot at f8 (obviously, I only shoot IR on sunny days), and with those filters, exposures tend to be in the 1/30-1/60 range, so perfectly hand-holdable with a 35 or 28mm lens. I also do not bother with focus adjustments. I cound on the small offset being covered by the DOF of the lens, and anyway, IR photography is not about absolute sharpness. 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 "I?m not arguing, I?m just explaining why I?m right" > On 16 Aug 2020, at 10:56, Peter Klein via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > > Desperate times call for desperate measures. I've still got my old M8. > Its excess IR sensitivity ought to make it a good IR camera, so why not > try that? Accordingly, today I ordered an R72 IR filter and a couple of > step-up rings. I might as well try something new. > > Those of you who have used the M8 for IR photography, any tips? Ballpark > sunlight exposures, what depth-of-field mark to use for focusing if the > lens has no IR mark? Is the M8's internal meter any use with IR? Etc.? > All tips greatly appreciated. > > Proof of concept: My quick test of an IR TV remote control last May. Yup, > the M8 sees things we don't. In magenta, veritas. > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/temp/L1010318.jpg.html> > > --Peter > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information