Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Mamiya ZD back has a removable cut filter, http://www.mamiya.com/mamiya-zd-back-accessories-internal-filters.html as does one of the Sigma cameras. http://www.shutterbug.com/equipmentreviews/proquality_digital_slrs/0508sigma/ There are lots of people it seems who do not want the IR cut filter. All kinds of schemes for removing them from Canons and Nikons. SonC On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 8:41 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i@earthlink.net>wrote: > Can you point to a technical discussion of why this is so? I have only > heard the Leica point of view. > > It seems to me that if there were a good technical reason., others would > fool the path... Hasselblad, and third party esoteric camera backs for MF > and larger studio camera included.... > > But Leica, in the M8 only, is the only believer....... > > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > > There is a perfectly sound technical reason for it to be better for the IR > filter to be on "the other side" of the lens with rangefinder lenses. > > > > > >