[Leica] Tips for M8 IR photography?

[Nathan Wajsman]

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

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> On 16 Aug 2020, at 10:56, Peter Klein via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
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> 
> 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
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