Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/25

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Subject: [Leica] M8 & Infrared //Erwin Puts article on the subject
From: abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge)
Date: Sat Nov 25 15:44:49 2006
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Really? Technical pan is a good IR film when properly filtered? I had
no idea - I guess I've never looked at the spectrum!

Adam

On 11/25/06, animal <s.jessurun95@chello.nl> wrote:
> Agreed i still prefer using a M3 with Kodak technical pan or Agfa copex.
> Needs a nit of tweaking but i prefer both the look and the resolution.
> best
> simon jessurun
> amsterdam
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Leonard Taupier" <len-1@comcast.net>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 4:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 & Infrared //Erwin Puts article on the subject
>
>
> > Simon,
> >
> > I don't think Edwin's comments or M8 evaluations exactly address what
> > Jim Christie asked.
> >
> > First off, using a RF camera like the Leica M is easier than with a
> > SLR. The IR filter can stay on the lens without obstructing the view
> > of the scene. IR film is more sensitive than a digital sensor so hand
> > holding the camera is more of a possibility with film. With the
> > digital SLR you need to either frame and focus the scene with the
> > camera on a tripod and with the filer removed, or prefocus and use an
> > external viewfinder with the filter on.
> >
> > IR sensitivity of current digital cameras can vary from so so to not
> > at all (Nikon D200). In order to take images at all one must set the
> > ISO very high (800 or higher), hope you get an image at all  and live
> > with the resulting grain. The resulting image must then be converted
> > to monochrome or desaturated and the contrast increased for
> > acceptable IR photos.
> >
> > Henning shared an IR photo with us that was taken with an M8,
> > handheld and at a lower ISO than what can generally be taken with the
> > current digital cameras. It was a beautiful image, sharp, very good
> > depth of field and lower grain than what I normally see from film. I
> > may be wrong but from memory I believe it was taken at ISO 640 (or
> > so). The short answer to Jim's question is YES.
> >
> > Len
> >
> >
> > On Nov 25, 2006, at 3:56 AM, animal wrote:
> >
> >> Hello,
> >> Erwin Puts article on the subject as well as his second review of
> >> the M8
> >> http://www.imx.nl/photosite/comments/c029.html
> >> http://www.imx.nl/photosite/leica/M8_2/t007.html
> >>
> >> seasons wishes
> >> simon jessurun
> >> amsterdam
> >> the netherlands
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Christie"
> >> <jim.christie@sbcglobal.net>
> >> To: <lug@leica-users.org>
> >> Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 8:34 PM
> >> Subject: [Leica] M8 & Infrared Photograph
> >>
> >>
> >>> I've been trying to follow and understand the problem issues with
> >>> the new M8
> >>> and I have the following question. Does the IR problem mean that
> >>> the M8 is
> >>> more sensitive to IR light and, therefore, if you shoot for Infrared
> >>> photographs without the proposed filter and use a normal IR filter
> >>> instead,
> >>> will one get more Infrared light and possibly better IR photos?
> >>>
> >>> Jim Christie
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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