Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Got me, there IS a plane element at the front if you look at the lens diagrams that Erwin published! Erwin even calls attention to it as a filter. I need to find some nasty tungsten light and shoot some tests tonight. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ Pick up your camera and make the best photo you can. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Ken Iisaka Sent: Monday, 5 January 2009 16:02 To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: the new Elmar M 3.8 24mm very first impressions Hmmm... interesting. Built-in UV/IR filter!?!?!?!? On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 6:00 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>wrote: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/ns/E24a.jpg.html > > Now here is something I found absolutely fascinating. What can you > identify about the first frame indoors of the two guys? > > Hint, there is NO UV/IR filter on the lens as yet. These have not been > corrected at all and use the new Adobe Standard profile for the M8. > > Very very interesting to me. This is the newest firmware by the way, > which identifies the lens correctly. > -- Ken Iisaka first name at last name dot org or com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information