Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I recognise the look even if I don't recognise the location. As I think I mentioned elsewhere by CV 25mm has found a new lease of life as my 'IR lens'. The filter is living on it at the moment and it takes up hardly any space in the bag. Steve On 2/5/07 19:53, "MARK DAVISON" <davison_m@msn.com> wrote: > I just placed some handheld IR shots from the M8 at > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/MarkEDavison/IRExpts/ > > All taken with the M8, 24 2.8 ASPH, f8, ISO 640, EV compensation -1/3, > automatic exposure, handheld, Hoya R72 IR pass filter. Shots imported into > Photoshop CS2 with ACR, desaturated, and levels and contrast curve adjusted > to eye. Focus adjusted by shifting focus distance to 5.6 mark on right > side. > Exposures checked on camera using the Info button, with the histogram set > to RGB. (Note that most of the IR exposure shows up in the R channel, so > you > really need the RGB histogram turned on to see if you have clipped the > highlights.) > > I haven't tried IR photography in a great while--my Nikon D2h has some IR > sensitivity, but the exposures are long enough that a tripod is required. > The M8's sensitivity to IR makes it an amazing IR platform. > > Mark Davison > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information