[Leica] Now I know why the filters are needed on the M8 :-)

[frank.dernie at btinternet.com (FRANK DERNIE)]

Completely agree. I tried some summer landscapes here in England with and 
without the filters and the IR really makes the greens pale in a typically 
IR way. Much more saturated and true to eye with filters. Since then I 
haven't taken a picture without.
Frank


--- On Wed, 17/12/08, Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> wrote:

> From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Now I know why the filters are needed on the M8 :-)
> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Wednesday, 17 December, 2008, 8:18 PM
> Nathan offered:
> 
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Now I know why the filters are needed
> on the M8 :-)
> 
> >> But on a serious note, this does convince me that
> the filters are  
> 
> really needed.<<<
> 
>  
> 
> Nathan without question, you'll have more keepers with
> them on, than not
> using them.
> 
> I've fought the Magenta scourge since I started using
> M8's. Without question
> we are in a loosing battle, so I've finally accepted to
> "not filter is plain
> stupid" because one ends up deleting too many
> "what need to be in colour
> photographs!" And flipping them into B&W
> doesn't always work. trust me I've
> tried it too many times. So given the image recording is
> excellent it'll be
> IR filters from now on. 
> 
> I've always believed filters should only be used for a
> specific photographic
> effect only, then off! And never believed the hog wash of 
> "protection and
> the many other nit wit suggestions for putting them in
> front of Leica
> glass." However the IR's on an M8 are absolutely
> necessary for consistency
> of image quality if one is shooting colour! There a
> confession! :-) 
> 
>  
> 
> ted
> 
>  
> 
> 
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