Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]: Mamiya is the only company in the world that gives the photographer the option of removing the IR Cut filter and installing a Low Pass Filter. But do they give you the option of installing a JOE PASS filter!?!? I think not!! mark@rabinergroup.com Mark William Rabiner > From: Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr@gmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 08:56:22 -0600 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] R10 news > > The Mamiya ZD back has a removable cut filter, > > http://www.mamiya.com/mamiya-zd-back-accessories-internal-filters.html > > as does one of the Sigma cameras. > > http://www.shutterbug.com/equipmentreviews/proquality_digital_slrs/0508sigma/ > > > There are lots of people it seems who do not want the IR cut filter. All > kinds of schemes for removing them from Canons and Nikons. > > > SonC > > > On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 8:41 AM, Frank Filippone > <red735i@earthlink.net>wrote: > >> Can you point to a technical discussion of why this is so? I have only >> heard the Leica point of view. >> >> It seems to me that if there were a good technical reason., others would >> fool the path... Hasselblad, and third party esoteric camera backs for MF >> and larger studio camera included.... >> >> But Leica, in the M8 only, is the only believer....... >> >> >> Frank Filippone >> red735i@earthlink.net >> >> >> There is a perfectly sound technical reason for it to be better for the IR >> filter to be on "the other side" of the lens with rangefinder lenses. >> >> >> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information