UV IR Cut Filter Tint

[blimey]

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Does the Leica UV/IR filter have a pinkish tint? If you were to view it in an angle to catch a reflection per se, one will see it?

 

My B+W has this pinkish tint/reflection... I am not familiar with Leica filters. Can anyone one please confirm. Thanks in advance.

[zeitz]

IR cut filters are interference filters. That means that IR reflects at a half wave length (180 degrees out of phase) and cancels the incoming IR light. The filter does not have a tint. Other colors do not "interfere," because they are at different wavelengths. Thus you will see the other colors partially reflected.

[ottocrat]

Do you mean as seen from an angle looking at it? Then yes:

 

 

(Leica UVIR filter)

 

This is normal, and just the same as you'd see on a B&W filter.

[wparsonsgisnet]

Blimey, your M8, the camera that you thought would disappear in public, will be able to be seen from a ways away because of the reddish reflection from the filter.

 

This will have no effect on the image you capture.

[blimey]

Thanks guys. I should be more specific instead of just asking a question. The reason being is that I just acquired a 35mm 'cron and bought a filter in the *bay. It says Leica but I do not see the tint. I am thinking this maybe a regular filter and not with IR because I do not see any color in the angle. Now, as mentioned, my B+W filter has the tint/color in an angle as described by ottocrat.

 

Filter says "LEICA E39 UVa 13131"

[Redridge]

that is just a UV filter.... it is clear in color.