KenTanaka Posted November 4, 2015 Share #1 Posted November 4, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) To owners of the M9 Monochrom camera: What are your thoughts/experiences concerning the need for, and use of, the UV/IR cut filters originally used with the M8 cameras? I've just bought the M9M and still have a box full of these filters left over from M8 days. My own brief experience trying them on the M9M: they don't seem to make a difference. But perhaps others have other experiences? (I searched for this topic but came up empty. Please excuse if this is an old dead horse and point me towards the carcass.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 4, 2015 Posted November 4, 2015 Hi KenTanaka, Take a look here The M9 Monochrom and UV/IR Cut Filters?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
AceVentura1986 Posted November 5, 2015 Share #2 Posted November 5, 2015 Wouldn't use it, no need. Just something else between your lens and the rest of the world that will just serve to degrade quality. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted November 5, 2015 Share #3 Posted November 5, 2015 UV cut filters were used to address a particular problem with colour and sensor sensitivity to the IR spectrum. So they don't need to be used on the MM or M 246. You can however use a full blown Infra Red filter on the MM or M246 to make infra red photographs. I use a Heliopan 715 but the actual strength is more to do with the effect you want. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hepcat Posted November 5, 2015 Share #4 Posted November 5, 2015 I had both an M8 and M9P at the same time, and I was too lazy to remove the filters when I used the M9P... and found that the resulting color quality was unbelievable on the M9P. The colors it produces with the Uv/IR cut filters are absolutely decadent, they're so pure. The Uv/IR cut filters have stayed on my lenses ever since. I rather doubt there would be much value to them on the MM sensors though. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenTanaka Posted November 5, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted November 5, 2015 Thank you for your thoughts thus far. Yes I, too, am a veteran of the M8, M8.2, M9, M240, MP240, and now MPM campaigns. (My service ribbons would be impressive!) Like many of you, my Leica UV/IR cut filters have been in storage since the M9 came along, as they were no longer needed. But I've become curious how the M9M's sensor might be affected by them. It's good to know that they're not "needed", per se. Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilfredo Posted November 17, 2015 Share #6 Posted November 17, 2015 I sold mine on Ebay once I sold my M8 and purchased the original Monochrom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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