Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Howard, I have Heliopan filters for all of my lenses except the WATE. I'm hoping my 21mm and 24mm come back from Leica in a week or so. I have a Tiffen coming from B&H tomorrow. I know Tiffens are weaker but I can get them in a hurry. It will be interesting to see what Sean finds out. If I set the WATE to 21mm and set the M8 to 16mm then the B+W gives an acceptable photo because of the increased correction. Interesting. Cheers, Len On Apr 17, 2007, at 8:53 AM, Howard Cummer wrote: > Hi Len, > Your findings with the WATE and the B+W filter are very > interesting. Sean Reid is doing tests over at his site and he > suggests the Heliopan filters are a bit weaker than the B+W filters > which are much closer to the Leica filters in terms of effects. > Perhaps a 67mm filter from Heliopan will be more workable. If you > get one and test it I would be very interested in hearing the result. > Cheers > Howard (in Hong Kong - who has been waiting for his lenses to come > back from Solms for 9 weeks and for the Leica Filters even longer) > > On 17 Apr 2007, at 7:44 PM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote: > >> Message: 1 >> Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 23:27:06 -0400 >> From: Leonard Taupier <len-1@comcast.net> >> Subject: [Leica] B+W Filters on M8 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> >> I have been testing my WA Tri-Elmar on my M8 with the 1.102 firmware >> and the B+W IR cut filter. I am finding that the B+W is too strong >> and the lens detection + UV/IR filter setting does not fully >> eliminate cyan creep. At 16mm the cyan creep is quite pronounced and >> unacceptable with tungsten light. I don't see the problem in >> daylight. Since the Leica 67mm UV/IR cut filter will not be available >> for two months there is no way of knowing how well it will work. >> >> I just noticed there is a thread on the Leica Users Forum that >> suggests the B+W filter should not be used for lenses 21mm and wider >> because it's too strong as I found. >> >> I will be returning the 67mm B+W filter and will try another brand >> filter. All my other filters are Heliopan which I'll be able to test >> when I get my 21mm back from Leica for coding. >> >> Len >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information