Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/08

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Subject: [Leica] M8 and IR Issue...missed marketing Opportunity for Leica?
From: walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)
Date: Mon Jan 8 14:58:02 2007
References: <45A2C801.50605@mcclary.net>
 
Crime fighters take note. Grab you M8s and nail those bad guys, in 
living IR. :-)

Harrison McClary wrote:

> Check out this fuji camera:
>
> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0701/07010403fujifilmfinepixis1.asp
>
> Camera is extra sensitive to IR and is used for "special" purposes, 
> but can be used for "normal" photography with the use of an IR cut 
> filter....they made it this way on purpose...sounds a lot like Leica's 
> mistake.
>
> Maybe Leica needs to que up a new marketing campaign and rave about 
> the virtues of this "problem"?
>
In reply to: Message from harrison at mcclary.net (Harrison McClary) ([Leica] M8 and IR Issue...missed marketing Opportunity for Leica?)