Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Vick, If the filter does degrade the image it is extremely slight, maybe the big item is possible reflections, but it is no worse than useing anyother filter. If you shoot B&W, then no reason to get a filter at all. The 2 free filters from Leica take about a month to get, once you register for them on their site. It is evident in about 10% of scenes at best, and can be removed in post processing. Personaly I just keep the filter on the lens and have forgotten about the issue. I have seen no negative effects to date. Unless you shoot mostly 28mm and wider the coding is a waste of time and money. I have a pre-asph 35 Summilux which cannot be coded and have seen no cyan shift at all. Buy the M8 , get an extra battery also. Buy several SanDisk Extreme III 2G SD cards (Thats what I use and have had no problems with them) and have fun. Gene -------------- Original message from "Vick Ko" <vick.ko@sympatico.ca>: -------------- > So, is there consensus on using IR filters on the M8, on lenses without > coding? > > I've searched the archives a bit, and get the perception: > * using the filter does degrade the image slightly > * it does work, but the magenta flaw happens only under pretty severe > conditions anyway > * for the majority of photo conditions, the filter isn't necessary > > I've been tempted with an M8, from a very reliable source and very > tempting > conditions. > > > ....Vick