[Leica] Piccadilly now M8 bw IR filters

[kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)]

On Jun 15, 2008, at 10:06 AM, Matthew Hunt wrote:

> Thanks Bob - he wasn't too bothered about the filters, but most of  
> us used
> them.  When we made the slideshows afterwards the DNG showed magenta  
> instead
> of black of course, but in B&W made no difference.  He was given an  
> M8 and
> sent to Istanbul by Leica at the start of the M8's life, and we saw  
> his
> pictures from then before they had brought out all the UV/IR  
> filters.  Apart
> from synthetic fabrics it wasn't a problem.  He had some nice ISO  
> 2500 B&W
> taken in bars with film-like grain.


I recall some discussion re bw from the M8 perhaps benefitting from  
NOT using  IR filters...

ie  that the IR wavelengths are helpful to bw, and may actually help  
bw images  pop....

(could be that I don't remember correctly, or I just made it up, born  
from wishful thinking...)


Steve


> Best wishes,
>
> Matthew
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+matthew=hunt.tc@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+matthew=hunt.tc@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of  
> Bob Adler
> Sent: 15 June 2008 16:03
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Piccadilly
>
> Looks like you had a good day's shooting, Mathew.
> Just curious; did Bret have any comments regarding the use/non-use  
> of the IR
> filters for BW work?
> Thanks,
> Bob
>  Bob Adler
> Palo Alto, CA
> http://www.raflexions.com
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Matthew Hunt <matthew@hunt.tc>
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 4:51:10 AM
> Subject: [Leica] Piccadilly
>
> I went on the Leica Akademie afternoon in London last week.  Four of  
> us were
> taught by a Leica-M photographer called Brett who was very good.  To  
> make us
> concentrate on taking good shots we had to take B&W jpg at ISO 360  
> EV -1/3
> high contrast and these are all straight from camera.  Not my usual  
> style,
> and I learnt how to use the M8 in a different way from before.   
> These are my
> favourite 12.  I also kept DNG so have some colour for later  
> developing.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/mnsh/Piccadilly/
>
> C&C appreciated
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Matthew
>
>
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