Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Susan, I on the other hand find that if i don't use the filters i get purple blacks or dead greens guaranteed. If you shoot people inside or with flash you will have a problem. I dont have coded lenses and occasionally run into the cyan corner problem with my 15 or 28 but there's always corner fix. http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=197345 Leo Wesson Photographer/Videographer 817.733.9157 www.leowesson.com On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 9:52 PM, Don Dory <don.dory at gmail.com> wrote: > Susan, > I have had my M8 almost from the beginning. I use lenses from 1934 to the > present from Zeiss, Leica, Schnieder, Canon, Nikon, Minolta, C/V. None are > coded, I haven't used the hot filters that Leica sent me. Yes, sometimes > there is a slight cast. Almost always it is easily corrected in LR. If I > shot more people wearing synthetic clothing it might be a problem. When > the > M8 first came out one of the LUGers had shot a wedding under tungsten > light; > the tuxes were all green and it took him quite a bit of work to get the > color close to OK. > > So, buy the camera and try it. The worst that will happen is that you will > work on your B&W conversions until the funds come to buy hot filters. No > worries. > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 9:53 PM, Susan Ryan <scoutfinch at chartermi.net > >wrote: > > > I'm sure this has been discussed ad nauseum before, but I never paid much > > attention because it wasn't relevant to me at the time. I currently have > a > > 50mm Summicron, 35mm Summilux, a Nocti, a 90mm Summicron, and a CV21mm. > If > > I buy a used M8, will I realistically be able to use my lenses without > > coding or IR filters? I'm thinking about taking the plunge but the > catch-22 > > is that my bank account will be so broken I wouldn't be able to send my > > lenses in for coding for awhile, and I don't know firsthand how severe > the > > IR problem is going to be. I could try a coding kit or the "do it > yourself" > > method and I know those are my only options for the CV but I don't know > how > > worthwhile those options are. If anyone is happily shooting uncoded and > > unfiltered I'd like to hear from you. Off list response is fine with me > - > > apologies in advance for boring 99% of the list. > > > > Sue > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > Don > don.dory at gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >