[Leica] M8, the phantom magenta menace

[Peter Klein]

See what depths of photographic depravity this pandemic has reduced me to...

My TV remote control was working intermittently. Another remote could 
control the most basic TV functions, so it wasn't the TV.  I did all the 
basic repairs, from batteries and contacts to I opening it up and 
cleaning the internal pushbutton contacts. Each thing I did seemed to 
help, and then the same flaky behavior returned. Yesterday the remote 
stopped working at all, save an occasional twitch of the volume control.

As Erwin Puts used to say, details which we cannot see matter.  The 
Leica M8 "sees" infrared very well.  So...
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The M8 showed that the remote control was consistently putting out 
infrared signals with each button press.  Since the TV didn't understand 
any of those signals, the chip inside the remote was failing.  At which 
point I declared the remote legally dead, and ordered a replacement from 
the evil online retail empire. Thank you, M8.

Leica M8 and 50/2 DR Summicron (lens altered by DAG to fit and function 
on digital M's). No IR cut filter. Magenta flare.  Enjoy!
--Peter