Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/08

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Subject: [Leica] M8 magenta problems - Leica offer a solution
From: mcyclwritr at comcast.net (mcyclwritr@comcast.net)
Date: Wed Nov 8 15:22:34 2006
 
Uh, oh.

-Chris Lawson

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Steve Unsworth <lug@steveunsworth.co.uk>
> According to a thread posted on the Leica forum...
> 
> http://www.leica-camera-user.com/digital-forum/8937-official-leica- 
> statements.html
> 
> Leica are offering a solution to the magenta colouring problem with  
> the M8 - in particular on black clothing. Apparently they acknowledge  
> that it's caused by the IR sensitivity of the sensor. Their solution  
> involves using an IR/UV filter on a lens that must have been coded  
> with the relevant 6 bit code.
> 
> Not impressed, heads should roll :-(
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
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