Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/13

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Subject: [Leica] IR/UV filter differences
From: len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Thu Sep 13 17:05:38 2007
References: <59A6489B-7C4F-4A37-8FE8-ED40DA1CD704@mac.com> <6DAE1F5B-F8D5-4346-A04C-4C5E04C4365E@comcast.net> <E815BFFB-1E5F-48A0-ABBF-AC8B3A1AA0B5@mac.com>

Yes. It sure appears to be.

Len


On Sep 13, 2007, at 7:48 PM, Lottermoser George wrote:

> Thanks Len. Very informative. It would appear that the firmware is  
> truly set for Leica's filters then?
>
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george@imagist.com
>
>
>
> On Sep 13, 2007, at 6:44 PM, Leonard Taupier wrote:
>
>> I've done extensive testing with Leica, B+W and Heliopan filters.  
>> The differences are most pronounced at the extreme wide angle  
>> lenses like 15, 16, 18 and 21mm. The B+W and Heliopans are  
>> stronger then the Leica's so the M8 under corrects for cyan creep.  
>> In the case of the 21mm a very slight correction in PS is OK. It's  
>> a lot more difficult with the ultra wides.
>> At focal lengths above 21mm I don't see a difference.  All my  
>> testing was with lenses that are 6 bit coded and from 16mm up to  
>> and including 35mm. My son did the same test with his CV15mm.
>> I hope this helps.
>
>
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