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rosuna · 11/13/06, 10:23 PM

I have a M8 and I will keep it.

Leica has suggested a possible solution: a IR filter for the lens and a firmware update. That is OK for me.

Leica could develop a special (softer) filter, because the IR filter on the sensor filters some IR light. This specially made filter will have less vignetting or resolution consequences than other external filters if Leica designs it thinking on the M8. It is not a general purpose IR filter, but a IR filter for lenses to be used with the M8.

I think Michael Reichmann and Sean Reid made a great job. I saw the pictures and did not notice the cast.

Anyway, the cast appears randomly in my own pictures, but I can reduce it by adjusting the colors in Capture One. I do many B&W pictures. The external filter will improve the final result for color pictures.

11/13/06, 10:23 PM	#19 (permalink)
rosuna Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 09/28/04 Location: Madrid Posts: 1,287	Re: What Sean Reid Knew When? I have a M8 and I will keep it. Leica has suggested a possible solution: a IR filter for the lens and a firmware update. That is OK for me. Leica could develop a special (softer) filter, because the IR filter on the sensor filters some IR light. This specially made filter will have less vignetting or resolution consequences than other external filters if Leica designs it thinking on the M8. It is not a general purpose IR filter, but a IR filter for lenses to be used with the M8. I think Michael Reichmann and Sean Reid made a great job. I saw the pictures and did not notice the cast. Anyway, the cast appears randomly in my own pictures, but I can reduce it by adjusting the colors in Capture One. I do many B&W pictures. The external filter will improve the final result for color pictures.