Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/10/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]One of the Voigtlander lenses should be fine for this, George. I would suggest a 28mm rather than 35mm for this purpose. The M8 works well as an IR camera, and if and when I upgrade to something newer, I will keep the M8 precisely for that purpose. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator YNWA On 16 Oct 2014, at 03:43, George Lottermoser <george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote: > Thanks Peter. > > I'm trying to figure out the best inexpensive lens to dedicate my M8 to > Infrared, preferably something that will take my existing 46 mm filter. > > Open to ideas? > thinking a 35 mm > > a note off the iPad, George > > On Oct 15, 2014, at 7:23 PM, Peter Klein <pklein at threshinc.com> wrote: > >> I believe I've been here since the year 2000. I'd been shooting with a >> IIIf, and was hoping to get back into the M system after many years >> absence. I came for information about what older lenses were still >> viable. I stayed for the photography and the great group of people I met. >> >> Rangefinder photography is both a way of seeing and a way of being. That >> way has been tied up with Leica for nearly a century. The lenses are >> superb, the form factor works beautifully. You know what you've focused >> on, and you can see what you shot while you shoot it. I really don't care >> about the bling oriented marketing, and I do wish that the prices hadn't >> gone stupid bleeping crazy. Fortunately, there is the used market, and >> keeping the things you buy for a long time. >> >> Like many, I've worked with other cameras as well. Like the famous Kyle >> Cassidy, I learned digital playing with an early Nikon COOLPIX. In recent >> years, some shoulder and eye problems made micro 4/3 cameras the line of >> least resistance. There's nothing to apologize for ? they are versatile >> little beasties, and the lenses, especially the primes, are pretty darn >> good. >> >> But there's nothing quite like a Leica. As you can see from my other >> thread today, I'm coming back to my ancient M8 that the glitterati don't >> take seriously anymore. And, there's the possibility that I will do >> something (financially) stupid bleeping crazy in the foreseeable future. >> After all, an M 240 or a Monochrom is less expensive than a little red >> sports car. :-) >> >> --Peter, dictating to my iPad >> (If it misconstrues, please excuse) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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