[Leica] First IR photos with M8

[hlritter at bex.net (Howard Ritter)]

Still trying to be sure I got the meaning of that triple-negative right, 
Frank. There?s brain stimulation right there!

I like your ideas. I?ll try them, especially the suggestion to put the 
filter in front of a different lens.

?howard


> On Nov 17, 2015, at 6:38 AM, Frank Verizon <red735i at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> First of all. The lens is probably the place to start.  Take the same 
> filter, same scene, but change the lens. What happens?  Different lenses 
> have different spectral responses... Do you prefer the signature of one 
> over another?  Some place I was reading about lenses that were tested for 
> UV? Ir? and there was a set of lenses that were tested and found "better" 
> for the purpose.  Note that they were not Leica, but rather lenses that 
> would, for normal photography, be considered mundane or less. 
> 
> It might be valuable to you to review other IR shots from the WEB. while 
> the ability to find the setup (lens, filter, sensor, time of year), there 
> is some of that data available out there.
> 
> Scientific use of IR would never not accept unsharpness, if it were 
> unacceptable in the resultant study. What do those people use?  
> 
> All of which is relevant if you want sharp IR  images. 
> All of which is irrelevant if you like what you are getting now.
> 
> Or is it pure brain stimulation that you seek....?
> 
> 
> Frank Filippone