Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Harrison, The Tiffen hot mirror filters work just fine for the 28mm lenses and longer. Use the Leica filters for the 16-21mm WATE and the 21 and 24mm wide angles as that is what Leica uses to calibrate the cyan correction in their coding. The Tiffen filter is slightly less strong then the Leica or B+W filters but is just as effective and will give you the same color photos. Len On Dec 22, 2008, at 10:30 AM, Harrison McClary wrote: > Thanks Tina, > > Lovely shot. I am saving my pennies now for an M8. I just paid > off the 1DsIII finally...so now I can save for the M8. As far as > the filters go, do the Tiffen Hot filters work ok, or do you have > to stick with the B&W or Leica filters? > > > Tina Manley wrote: >> 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 >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > -- > Harrison McClary > Harrison McClary Photography > harrison@mcclary.net > http://www.mcclary.net > ImageStockSouth - Stock Photography > http://www.imagestocksouth.com > Tobacco Road: Personal Blog: > http://www.mcclary.net/blog > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information