wlaidlaw Posted January 20, 2014 Share #21 Posted January 20, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just try before you sell; the M8 is worth more as a camera than you will get in money. What with buying a new Noctilux and SEM 18 in the last couple of months, I have blown my annual budget. Any other purchases are going to have to be paid out of selling stuff. I am going to get rid of all my Visoflex equipment and lenses, as I have not used them for months now. I want to upgrade my 75 Summarit to a 75 Summicron and that would be about £1600 to change. I should get around £800 for an upgraded nice condition M8 and another £1000 for my Visoflex stuff. I just very rarely use the M8 any more. I use my film M4 more than I do the M8. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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paulsydaus Posted January 21, 2014 Share #22 Posted January 21, 2014 Just thought I'd mention that Leica themselves recommend *not* using M8 style UV/IR filters on the M240. Refer to the M240 user manual. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill W Posted January 21, 2014 Share #23 Posted January 21, 2014 When I bought my M9 I sold all of my UV/IR filters as a lot on ebay. I had received 4 of the free from Leica with the M8 and M8.2. I only use UV at this time of which over the years I have a whole drawer full. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill W Posted January 21, 2014 Share #24 Posted January 21, 2014 [quote=wlaidlaw;blown my annual budget Wilson Are we supposed to be on a budget Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdriceman Posted January 23, 2014 Share #25 Posted January 23, 2014 I have started using a B&W UV/IR cut filter on my M. I'm finding a subtle, very subtle change in color which is an improvement - to my eye. It's not a big deal to me as I usually use a uV filter on my lenses (in daylight use). I have rarely had filter-induced flare or reflections in the daytime, but often it happens at night. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bephoto Posted January 23, 2014 Share #26 Posted January 23, 2014 I have UV/IR for all my lenses (14) but only use them when working critical studio work, for outside I never use them to avoid flare, flare is a lot more annoying. and lens flare alone is actually beautiful but filter flare looks simply bad. I have B+W UV/IR for my Hassy too, the difference is incredible (only noticeable in product shots...) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etruscello Posted January 23, 2014 Share #27 Posted January 23, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) If one uses IR Cut filters with lenses 35mm or wider on the M240, is there not the problem of cyan edges to be considered? The M8 corrects for the filter's cyan bias, I believe the M 240 does not. Yes? Tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted January 23, 2014 Share #28 Posted January 23, 2014 No problem above 21 for me but my 21/2.8 asph shows some cyan shift in the corners. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 23, 2014 Share #29 Posted January 23, 2014 The only filters I do use quite frequently with the M240 are polariser filters. I have a 52 and 58 circ. polarisers with various adapter rings and have just ordered a Heliopan slimline in 60mm to use on my Noctilux and 80-200 Vario Elmar R. The only proviso is to set a different profile with auto adjust on the LCD and EVF turned off, or else it is difficult to spot the optimum rotation point, due to the screens self adjusting. You can do it with contrast but it is more subjective. Where I live in France is often very dry and dusty/hazy in summer and using a polariser makes a significant improvement. I am expecting a lot of the same conditions in India. They are also good for increasing contrast on flat lighting days. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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