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Subject: [Leica] Infrared Help
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 07:53:56 +0200
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Very nice, Ken, that is indeed "real" IR!

Cheers,
Nathan

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On Jun 16, 2011, at 2:05 AM, Ken Carney wrote:

> Just for fun you might want to see if you have a very early digital camera 
> without the IR filter in the dust bin.  Here are two that were taken with 
> an Olympus 2020Z from sometime in the previous century, with a #87 IR 
> filter (no visible light transmission).  Small images, OK for the web or 
> smaller prints, no raw, but decent IR.  (These were hand-held, should have 
> had a tripod.)  I have a spare Canon 20D body I keep thinking of having 
> converted to IR (about $500) but haven't gotten around to it.
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/ghost+ranch+hut.jpg.html
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/front+yard+infra.jpg.html
> 
> Ken
> 
> On 6/14/2011 8:55 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
>> Lug:
>> 
>> I bought a B+W 092 filter for my M8 to take to the Sierra Nevada and
>> Yosemite next week to try out some infrared photos.  I've never done
>> infrared, film or digital, and would appreciate some advice.  I've posted 
>> my
>> first attempts:
>> 
>> http://www.pbase.com/image/135593705
>> 
>> And keep hitting Next for eight more times.  The very last one is with the
>> M9. I think the M8 is supposed to be best for infrared, right?  I can use
>> the filter on my 35/1.4 and my 24/2.8 - maybe more with adjustment rings.
>> 
>> I'm sure I'll be doing more landscape than people stuff with this filter,
>> but I couldn't resist trying some of Tom baling hay.  I think I like the
>> barn ones best? I should have posted some landscape ones with clouds but
>> none of those came up 3 stars or better on LR ;-)..
>> 
>> Any advice you could give me on infrared before I start out on Saturday -
>> one week in Golden Trout Camp, Sierra Nevada with Paul Rourk's print
>> workshop and one week on our own in Yosemite.  Any advice on what to see 
>> and
>> do in Yosemite would also be greatly appreciated!
>> 
>> TIA
>> 
>> Tina
>> 
> 
> 
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In reply to: Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] Infrared Help)
Message from kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney) ([Leica] Infrared Help)