Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/21

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Subject: [Leica] M8 with UV-IR filters
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sun Dec 21 19:28:04 2008
References: <200812220320.BFS61181@rg4.comporium.net>

Nice image, Tina. Kinda cool out there right now!

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tina Manley" <images@comporium.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2008 9:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 with UV-IR filters


> At 08:10 PM 12/21/2008, you wrote:
>>Interesting thread for those of us considering buying an M8.  One other 
>>questions re the IF filter and coding issue.
>>
>>I have a VC 12mm ultra wide Heliar.  How does it work on the M8 with no 
>>coding and filter?  Do I need to get that monstrously huge filter adapter 
>>and a IR filter for it and get it coded?  If so what is it coded to?
>>
>>--
>>Harrison McClary
>
>
> Harrison -
>
> Here is one with the 12mm on the M8.
>
> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/107324309
>
> It's hard to tell in a jpeg (and I didn't take time to clean it up or 
> anything else except convert it in LR) but it's sharp corner to corner 
> with no fringing or CA.  Much better than any of my Canon wides!
> No filter and the lens is not coded.
>
> Mirror Lake is not exactly mirroring Mt. Hood because it's partly frozen!
>
> Tina
>
>
> Tina Manley
> www.tinamanley.com
>
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