Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/26

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Subject: [Leica] IR Cut filters
From: len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Mon Mar 26 11:49:15 2007
References: <a3f189160703261211v463d0f52kb64d881f19479311@mail.gmail.com> <051a01c76fdd$4351fa50$0300a8c0@robertbxucevjs>
 
No.

It's called a UV-IR Cut filter (B+W), or a Hot Mirror Filter (Tiffen)  
or a Digital UV-Infrarotsperfilter (Heliopan). I don't know what  
leica calls it as I've never seen a Leica cut filter.

Len


On Mar 26, 2007, at 3:30 PM, Robert Meier wrote:

> Please let me know if I understand this IR filter situation for the  
> M8 right:
>
> Traditionally an IR filter is a very dark red filter that cuts out  
> visible light and lets infrared rays pass.
>
> The IR filter you have to have for the M8 does just the opposite,  
> but is still called an IR filter.
>
> Is that right?
>
>
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In reply to: Message from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] IR Cut filters)
Message from robertmeier at usjet.net (Robert Meier) ([Leica] IR Cut filters)