Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/06

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Subject: [Leica] M8 picture in magenta light
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Fri Apr 6 19:25:39 2007
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On 4/6/07, MARK DAVISON <davison_m@msn.com> wrote:
>
>
> (big snip)
> To simply declare a pox on those who point out the desirability of using
> IR
> blocking filters with the M8 is to give bad advice.  This is not a
> partisan
> issue--it's just physics.


Thanks Mark.  Well put.  I dove into the M8 knowing it needed a learning
curve.  That has been my experience with every photo thing I have ever
approached.  Darkroom to Photoshop, if you want to make it work good, you
learn how it works.

Any relationship is the same.

Anyhow to the crux. As you know, I have been shooting flowers for several
years and posting them every Friday.  To me, flower color is important.   I
know some of you shoot flowers B&W. and though I won't criticise that, I
can't imagine why.

So, I am not going to mono a flower shot where the color is not good.

This week, I was in my neighbor's garden, and shot with my 90mm, (no
filter)  I was appalled when I chimped!  A front had come through, it was
afternoon and I was in the shade.  LOTS of IR, I'd guess.  Anyhow, I went
back to the house and got my 35 with the IR cut filter.

By the way, I later tried a test with the 90 with and without the filter.
The results  were the same.

Anyhow, here's the proof of the pudding.  Rememeber don't have unprotected
M8 photography!  Always use a filter!  And always wear clean underwear, just
in case you have to go to the ER.









-- 
Regards,

Sonny
http://www.sonc.com
Natchitoches, Louisiana
USA

In reply to: Message from drodgers at casefarms.com (David Rodgers) ([Leica] M8 picture in magenta light)
Message from davison_m at msn.com (MARK DAVISON) ([Leica] M8 picture in magenta light)