Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Feb 17, 2007, at 2:12 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > At 03:05 PM 2/17/2007, you wrote: >> Tina, do you mean the anti-aliasing filter? >> >> Doug Herr > > Yes, isn't that the same thing that they are saying the lack of > causes the magenta shift in polyester clothes, etc? I guess that's > what I mean ;-) Other digital cameras have the anti-aliasing > filter to prevent that with a resulting loss of sharpness that but > Leica decided to leave it out for sharper results straight from the > camera. Right? Or do I have that confused? It's a weak infrared filter that's causing the magenta. The AA filter is a completely different critter: it does result in softer images while acting to prevent moire. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com