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Subject: [Leica] IMG: some M8 night photographs
From: davison_m at msn.com (MARK DAVISON)
Date: Tue Nov 28 19:48:57 2006

I've got a 55mm filter on order and will repeat the experiment once I get 
it.  This might take a while, though, since I think the world supply of 55mm 
UV /IR cut filters has been bought up.

Mark



>From: Leonard Taupier <len-1@comcast.net>
>Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: some M8 night photographs
>Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:46:31 -0500
>
>Do you have any 55mm filter you can use to allow use of the hood?  Maybe 
>the same shot on a tripod with and without filters and hoods  would tell 
>you something. I imagine the bright snow scene doesn't  help either.
>
>Len
>
>.
>On Nov 28, 2006, at 9:02 PM, MARK DAVISON wrote:
>
>>Here's the link to a shot taken into the sun with the Tiffen hot  mirror 
>>filter:
>>
>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/MarkEDavison/M8+color+samples/ 
>>L1000962_001.jpg.html
>>
>>You can see a double ghost reflection in the upper third of the frame.
>>
>>Mind you we are looking at a very very  bright scene--it was  painful to 
>>the eyes.
>>
>>Mark
>>
>>
>>
>>>From: Leonard Taupier <len-1@comcast.net>
>>>Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>>>To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>>>Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: some M8 night photographs
>>>Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:19:10 -0500
>>>
>>>Mark,
>>>
>>>These came out really nice. I certainly don't see a problem with  the  M8 
>>>and filter under these conditions. Have you found any  problems at  all?
>>>
>>>Len
>>>
>>>
>>>On Nov 28, 2006, at 11:45 AM, MARK DAVISON wrote:
>>>
>>>>I have posted some night shots taken with the M8 at
>>>>
>>>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/MarkEDavison/M8+night+shots
>>>>
>>>>These were taken with the M8, a Leica 24 2.8 ASPH and a 77mm (!)   
>>>>Tiffen hot-mirror filter.  In part I wanted to see if there  would  be 
>>>>ghosting or flare around light sources in the  photographs, as  there 
>>>>have been complaints that using a filter  over the lens to  suppress IR 
>>>>would create a great deal of flare  and unwanted  reflections.  I don't 
>>>>see that in these examples,  although I think  I've detected some 
>>>>ghosting in other shots  taken nearly into the sun.
>>>>
>>>>I have posted rather large images so you can see the detail   possible 
>>>>in hand-held night shots. There is an aircraft with   landing lights 
>>>>just visible in the first photograph of the series.
>>>>
>>>>The photos are rather dark, and this is on purpose. I am trying  to  
>>>>match my visual impression of the scene, and not catch  shadow  detail 
>>>>that I can't see with the naked eye.
>>>>
>>>>Mark Davison
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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