Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/17

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Subject: [Leica] Working with the M8
From: len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Sat Feb 17 15:41:25 2007
References: <9b678e0702170514m69f8b9f4m76ab350f198961c4@mail.gmail.com> <7.0.1.0.2.20070217121654.025512a8@infoave.net> <1D6941A4-5D9B-4E4E-8647-CE88F58A5C28@earthlink.net> <6.2.1.2.2.20070217170929.03cfa130@mail.infoave.net> <F801A4C8-7894-4402-88DC-C3CE847436EB@earthlink.net>

Doug,

Leica has done away with the anti-aliasing filter in the M8 and will  
handle moire correction in software.

Len


On Feb 17, 2007, at 5:52 PM, Doug Herr wrote:

>
> On Feb 17, 2007, at 2:12 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
>
>> At 03:05 PM 2/17/2007, you wrote:
>>> Tina, do you mean the anti-aliasing filter?
>>>
>>> Doug Herr
>>
>> Yes, isn't that the same thing that they are saying the lack of  
>> causes the magenta shift in polyester clothes, etc?  I guess  
>> that's what I mean ;-)  Other digital cameras have the anti- 
>> aliasing filter to prevent that with a resulting loss of sharpness  
>> that but Leica decided to leave it out for sharper results  
>> straight from the camera.  Right?  Or do I have that confused?
>
> It's a weak infrared filter that's causing the magenta.  The AA  
> filter is a completely different critter: it does result in softer  
> images while acting to prevent moire.
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
>
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