[Leica] M8, the phantom magenta menace

[Don Dory]

That was a clever use of technology.

On Thu, May 21, 2020 at 11:09 PM Peter Klein via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> 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...
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/temp/L1010318.jpg.html>
>
> 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
>
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Don
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