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Zeiss lenses less prone to IR...?


atufte

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I noticed shooting with my new Zeiss lenses, that i seem to much less prone to IR, is this the case or, am i just imagining things...? (maybe something to do with the coating of the Zeiss lenses maybe..?)

 

See example, this jacket has be shot numerous times with my Leica lenses, and shows

out as magenta as it gets, very syntetic indeed, but was very surprised to say at least

after returning from tonight's last walk with the dog... :-)

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Foggy, damp, maybe misting night with a mercury vapor street light, I would think that's a very low IR environment. Maybe there's just not any IR to sense? It would be interesting to see that same lens shoot the jacket under incandesent light with a strong IR component.

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Lovely shot Alexander.

I've just succumbed to filters on everything, and stopped thinking about IR.

 

as I said - lovely shot.

 

Thanks Jono...and to Sean and John your'e probably right, it's possibly just the special light and cold foggy conditions...

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Lovely shot Alexander.

I've just succumbed to filters on everything, and stopped thinking about IR.

 

as I said - lovely shot.

 

Me too but my new Zeiss'es still has'nt got their filters yet, so they have to

do without until the smiling postman appears... :-)

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Hope you're not waiting for a Leica 43-mm filter for your Zeiss lens(es), because it won't fit properly! Other sizes are fine.

 

IR response is no different. I have the Zeiss 25, 35, 50 Sonnar and 50 Planar, and they all deliver lovely magenta blacks without filters. So I have filters on all of them. B+W filters for the 43-mm size.

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Hope you're not waiting for a Leica 43-mm filter for your Zeiss lens(es), because it won't fit properly! Other sizes are fine.

 

IR response is no different. I have the Zeiss 25, 35, 50 Sonnar and 50 Planar, and they all deliver lovely magenta blacks without filters. So I have filters on all of them. B+W filters for the 43-mm size.

 

Thanks, and i'm waiting for B+W filters for the E43 lenses and a silver E55 Leica with step

down for the 18/4.... :-)

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