[Leica] IR

[Nathan Wajsman]

One of the Voigtlander lenses should be fine for this, George. I would suggest a 28mm rather than 35mm for this purpose. The M8 works well as an IR camera, and if and when I upgrade to something newer, I will keep the M8 precisely for that purpose.

Cheers,
Nathan

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On 16 Oct 2014, at 03:43, George Lottermoser <george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote:

> Thanks Peter.
> 
> I'm trying to figure out the best inexpensive lens to dedicate my M8 to Infrared, preferably something that will take my existing 46 mm filter.
> 
> Open to ideas…
> thinking a 35 mm
> 
> a note off the iPad, George
> 
> On Oct 15, 2014, at 7:23 PM, Peter Klein <pklein at threshinc.com> wrote:
> 
>> I believe I've been here since the year 2000. I'd been shooting with a IIIf, and was hoping to get back into the M system after many years absence. I came for information about what older lenses were still viable. I stayed for the photography and the great group of people I met.
>> 
>> Rangefinder photography is both a way of seeing and a way of being. That way has been tied up with Leica for nearly a century. The lenses are superb, the form factor works beautifully. You know what you've focused on, and you can see what you shot while you shoot it. I really don't care about the bling oriented marketing, and I do wish that the prices hadn't gone stupid bleeping crazy. Fortunately, there is the used market, and keeping the things you buy for a long time.
>> 
>> Like many, I've worked with other cameras as well. Like the famous Kyle Cassidy, I learned digital playing with an early Nikon COOLPIX. In recent years, some shoulder and eye problems made micro 4/3 cameras the line of least resistance. There's nothing to apologize for – they are versatile little beasties, and the lenses, especially the primes, are pretty darn good.
>> 
>> But there's nothing quite like a Leica.  As you can see from my other thread today, I'm coming back to my ancient M8 that the glitterati don't take seriously anymore. And, there's the possibility that I will do something (financially) stupid bleeping crazy in the foreseeable future. After all, an M 240 or a Monochrom is less expensive than a little red sports car. :-) 
>> 
>> --Peter, dictating to my iPad
>> (If it misconstrues, please excuse)
>> 
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