Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Len. Tim, Thanks for the UV info. Leo Wesson Photographer/Videographer 817.733.9157 www.leowesson.com On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 2:43 PM, Leonard Taupier <len-001 at verizon.net> wrote: > 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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >