Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Definitely going for the first series I am. The colours are sweet and the content appeals more to me. Nice experiments. Thanks for sharing Amities Philippe 2016-09-18 19:08 GMT+02:00 Rei Shinozuka <shino at panix.com>: > When the giants of the LUG talk, I listen! > > A couple of weeks back there was a buzz of interest about IR photography > and the M8. Well, gee, I still have one of those in my closet, and the > last time I dabbled with IR it was SFX200 in my Rolleiflex 15 years ago, so > I went out and ordered a B+W 092 filter to give it a whirl. > > I'll bet you any reasonable person would say, "well you've got a 35 asph > lux, why not set it at f8 and bring back some keepers?" Of course, > thinking exactly that, I went back to my safe place and chose the Noctilux > at f1.0 for my inquiry. And the voices continued: "The Noctilux is > optically inferior especially at f1.0, it's too long -- more so on an M8, > and you'll never be able to focus it. Oh yes, and don't even think of > trying it on human beings." > > My improvident impulses prevailed, the results of which I've put on the > gallery: > > From this weekend, in upstate NY with friends: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/shino/InfraOktoberFest2016/ > > From last weekend, moments from freeing the B+W 092 filter from its UPS > box, my very first attempts at exposing and focusing with the 092 filter. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/shino/IRTest-M8-Noct-BW092/ > > Comments: > > Exposure: the M8 meter worked reasonably well with the 092 filter, I > occasionally had to dial it up +1 stop. Exposures with the 092 at f1.0 > ended up at 1/60 sec @ 160 or 320. > Focus: using the focus scale on the lens was a non-starter for me, too > complicated and the numbers too darn small. What I did end up doing was to > locate a point approximately 3/4 or 2/3 of the distance to my subject and > focus on that with the rangefinder. After a little practice, this proxy > focusing method worked surprisingly well even at f1.0. And you always have > the screen to check and adjust. > Composition: Non-issue--love the optical viewfinder! > Processing: Minimal. I use Digikam on Linux. The originals tend to look > like sepia prints. I try to reset a white point, then adjust curves to get > back contrast, then dial back some saturation. Images with sky look > dramatic, with Star Trek orange skies, terrestrial objects more subdued. I > didn't do any sharpening or channel switching or anything sophisticated on > these sets. > > Thanks LUG for the inspiration and fun! > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >