Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Leo, Yes you can do UV with the M8. But it's not easy. The lens itself will restrict the UV photo more then the sensor. You need a lens which passes UV to start with. That would mostly be lenses with few elements and no coating. Some enlarging lenses are good. You also need a filter which passes UV but not IR or visible light. Here is a UV photo taken with the M8. I find the M8 much more sensitive to UV than the old Nikon D1. I was able to use the 50mm Summilux Asph. <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/UV/L1009821c_UV.jpg.html> Len On Apr 3, 2009, at 3:23 PM, leo wesson wrote: > I had lunch today with a photographer from one of the local museums > (tried > my m8 on one of those leica copy stand machines) and he asked me if > you > could do UV photography with the 8. Can you? > Or does the chip filter filter it all out? > > Leo Wesson > Photographer/Videographer > 817.733.9157 > www.leowesson.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information