Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree with this. The biggest gain from the filters in my photography was to get the greens right. Frank >________________________________ > From: Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >Sent: Wednesday, 21 December 2011, 11:22 >Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 IR filters, I was mis-took > >Indeed; you need the filters, absolutely, 100% for colour.? The >magenta cast was bad, but the weird yellow that foliage went in >certain kinds of daylight was even worse.? I even prefer having them >on for B&W images. > >Marty > > >On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 1:04 PM, Frank <red735i at earthlink.net> wrote: >> >> You will >> >> Frank Filippone >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >>>From: John Collier <jbcollier at shaw.ca> >>>Sent: Dec 20, 2011 1:20 PM >>>To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 IR filters, I was mis-took >>> >>>Yup, free. Don't know if I'll use them though. >>> >>>John >>> >>>On 2011-12-20, at 10:59 AM, Vick Ko wrote: >>> >>>> Yes, that was Leica's penance for the UV/IR sensor fiasco. ?Every buyer >>>> of a new M8 gets two free Leica UV/IR filters. ?You choose the size and >>>> colour. >>>> >>>> And even Leica refurbs sometimes came with filters (I got filters on my >>>> refurb). >>>> >>>> >>>> On 12/20/2011 12:55 PM, Gary Pinkerton wrote: >>>>> For free ? ! >>>>> >>>>>> From: jbcollier at shaw.ca >>>>>> >>>>>> When I followed the instructions included with my M8, the IR filter >>>>>> order link was 404. However, when I registered my camera on the Leica >>>>>> site, they kindly offered me two filters. >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Leica Users Group. >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> Frank Filippone >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > >