Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/13

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Subject: [Leica] M8 UV/IR Filters
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Tue Mar 13 05:44:46 2007

On 3/13/07 2:34 AM, "Alastair Firkin" <firkin@ncable.net.au> typed:

> 
>> 
>> But make no mistake, without the commitment to the filters being either
>> purchased, borrowed, given away, or stolen, you are screwed
>> if you wish to use an M8.  Someplace, somewhere, sometime, you will take
>> the most important picture, and the color will be off and
>> there is no way to fix it.  None.
> 
> Frank, I understand your comments and agree with them, but with photoshop,
> there are ways to fix the issue. Its not perfect, but they already exist
> as colour profiles for the C1 software, and can be applied locally if
> needed.
> 
> of course b/w users are not screwed eithter.
> 
> I watched the recent release of Lightroom and was shown techniques for
> combining images, rubbing out the face with the closed eyes to make a
> group portrait perfect, and even the suggestion that a tourist be gone
> filter was now possible WITHOUT using tripods etc: the software aligns and
> redisplays the information seamlessly: So a minor issue of colour cast is
> well minor really: but I agree, it should not be there and I'm hoping the
> filters are as good as promised.
> 
> Software to run with the filters and wide angles is still a few months off
> however!!
> 
> 
So if they can make PEOPLE  disappear we shouldn't worry about a slight
magenta tint.

I see magenta people.

Mark Rabiner
8A/109s
New York, NY

markrabiner.com



In reply to: Message from firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin) ([Leica] M8 UV/IR Filters)