Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jun 16, 2008, at 12:04 AM, Peter Klein wrote: > Steve: Without the IR filters, you may get a bit more shadow > detail, and more texture in dark fabrics. You may also get slightly > less sharp pictures, because the IR component focuses at a slightly > different distance than the visual component. You will get lighter > faces, and you might see some blood vessels beneath the skin that > you wouldn't otherwise. How much of all this happens depends on how > much IR there is in the light, and how IR-reflective the picture > elements are. > > The effect is more pronounced under tungsten light or direct > sunlight, less so on cloudy days or florescent light. > > So it's a trade-off. Probably a good thing in dark bars and pubs. > Sean Reid says he likes to do B&W sans filtre. what a lot of hocus pocus...seems like people have been shooting bw forever, in all situations, cameras, films.... without consideration of IR filters... Steve > > > --Peter > > At 10:53 AM 6/15/2008 -0700, Steve Barbour wrote: >> I recall some discussion re bw from the M8 perhaps benefitting from >> NOT using IR filters... >> >> ie that the IR wavelengths are helpful to bw, and may actually help >> bw images pop.... >> >> (could be that I don't remember correctly, or I just made it up, born >> from wishful thinking...) >> >> Steve > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information