Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/15

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Subject: [Leica] Infrared Help
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 23:43:48 +0200
References: <BANLkTimCVTO04h5HWSDDWmZwfp0kSpAXrw@mail.gmail.com> <4DF8FC8D.5000701@photoneal.com> <BANLkTikG--0097UPmiSrC9c3qBrnP1sadA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Tina, I am late here, but I too have played with IR on the M8, and it can 
definitely be done:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/belgiangator/IR/

Not as good as the real thing (i.e. IR film) but certainly usable. I can 
only second the advice about shooting at 640 or even 1250.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
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YNWA







On Jun 15, 2011, at 11:16 PM, Tina Manley wrote:

> Thanks, Neal.  I love those!  I can see I'm going to have to hope for some
> interesting clouds!
> 
> Tina
> 
> On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 2:40 PM, Neal Friedenthal <neal at 
> photoneal.com>wrote:
> 
>> Tina, i experimented with infrared with the m8 a few times, you can see
>> some of the results here http://photoneal.com/photos/blackwhite/index.html
>> I found that iso320 and 640 work best, also in processing bump up the
>> contrast. Watch fabrics, synthetics tend to reflect infrared. In the
>> portrait of my son on this page he is wearing a brightly colored Hawaiian
>> shirt, it appears white in this shot.
>> 
>> 
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> Tina Manley, ASMP
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