Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/06

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Subject: [Leica] IR filters
From: len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Tue Feb 6 08:59:44 2007
References: <9DBA19FE-B9A7-4E6A-91CA-7BAD8F518147@mac.com> <4cfa589b0702051638p6936979fp1650267ac9ce07d4@mail.gmail.com> <458FD1BB-D7DC-437C-931D-B0EF6387F305@mac.com> <37EA87C9-A3D3-4C37-AE33-25AF94BEAA72@comcast.net> <17B32138-BD49-4DCD-B23E-9FF30D281D5C@mac.com>

George,

B&H has it as a 4"X4" Wratten gel filter. They also list the 87C and  
89B that way as well. They also sell the 4X4 holders and adapters.

Len


On Feb 6, 2007, at 11:38 AM, Lottermoser George wrote:

> Thank you Leonard. Your response confuses me a bit. B&H does not  
> list an 87. They only seem to list 87C. ??
>
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george@imagist.com
>
>
>
> On Feb 6, 2007, at 10:02 AM, Leonard Taupier wrote:
>
>> For b&w IR film, I think the 89B filter is preferred for its ease  
>> of use and not for the results it produces. I think the 87 will  
>> give you better results. I believe the visible light that gets  
>> through the 89b gives less of an IR effect.(a little dull).  I  
>> believe this is also true in digital IR photos as well.
>>
>> I don't have an 87C filter and probably never get one, for the  
>> reasons you mentioned and the high cost of that and the Hoya R1000.
>
>
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