Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/02

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: handheld IR shots with M8
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Wed May 2 12:36:49 2007
References: <BAY116-F32605F49E6635FEDF49EF09F420@phx.gbl>

Surreel. For this kind of work, the M8 really seems to rock.
Solid PS work, too.
Thanks for showing,
Philippe


Op 2-mei-07, om 20:53 heeft MARK DAVISON het volgende geschreven:

> I just placed some handheld IR shots from the M8 at
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/MarkEDavison/IRExpts/
>
> All taken with the M8, 24 2.8 ASPH, f8, ISO 640, EV compensation  
> -1/3, automatic exposure, handheld, Hoya R72 IR pass filter.  Shots  
> imported into Photoshop CS2 with ACR, desaturated, and levels and  
> contrast curve adjusted to eye. Focus adjusted by shifting focus  
> distance to 5.6 mark on right side.  Exposures checked on camera  
> using the Info button, with the histogram set to RGB. (Note that  
> most of the IR exposure shows up in the R channel, so you really  
> need the RGB histogram turned on to see if you have clipped the  
> highlights.)
>
> I haven't tried IR photography in a great while--my Nikon D2h has  
> some IR sensitivity, but the exposures are long enough that a  
> tripod is required.  The M8's sensitivity to IR makes it an amazing  
> IR platform.
>
> Mark Davison
>
>
>
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