Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/17

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Subject: [Leica] Leica M8 color studies
From: jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Fri Nov 17 08:57:12 2006
References: <BAY116-F3446CFAFC3DFD727124DBC9FE80@phx.gbl>

Mark,

Those are very impressive images.  The resolution is amazing and, in spite 
of the lack of an anti-aliasing filter, I find no hint of aliasing in the 
edges shown.  Thanks for sharing.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "MARK DAVISON" <davison_m@msn.com>
To: <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 10:42 AM
Subject: [Leica] Leica M8 color studies


> Yesterday was a rare day for Seattle this November:  a day of gorgeous 
> sunshine.  I had some errands to run downtown so I brought my new M8 with 
> an IR blocking filter mounted and took some snaps of anything that looked 
> attractively colorful.  The lens was the Leica 24mm 2.8 ASPH and the 
> filter was a Tiffen standard hot mirror filter. The pictures are at:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/MarkEDavison/M8+color+samples/
>
> I've looked through these and I don't notice any real perceptible cyan 
> vignetting with this filter and lens.   I also did not notice any strong 
> flare that could be attributed to the filter.
>
> The M8 really is capable of extraordinary color rendition.  These sRGB 
> versions don't quite do the pictures justice.
>
> I've posted quite high resolution versions, so you can take a peak at the 
> incredible resolution this camera offers.
>
> Mark Davison
>
>
>
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