Nick De Marco Posted April 3, 2008 Share #1  Posted April 3, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) I hope this one is a bit better than the last attempt   Using 18mm Zeiss lens and BW IR filter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted April 3, 2008 Posted April 3, 2008 Hi Nick De Marco, Take a look here Another M8 Infrared shot. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
wstotler Posted April 3, 2008 Share #2 Â Posted April 3, 2008 Stunning. Thanks for posting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venkman Posted April 3, 2008 Share #3 Â Posted April 3, 2008 Like it very much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted April 4, 2008 Share #4 Â Posted April 4, 2008 Nick, Â I like it very much too. Might I respectfully suggest compensating for the vignetting in Lightroom? I find that many of my lenses produce the same broad vignetting but I've saved a Lightroom preset that applies de-vignetting, which makes a considerable difference. Â Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riccis Posted April 4, 2008 Share #5 Â Posted April 4, 2008 Very nice! Thanks for sharing. Â Riccis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthury Posted April 5, 2008 Share #6 Â Posted April 5, 2008 Yes, IR does work pretty well with the M8 ... Â Â Â Â Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
storybrown Posted April 5, 2008 Share #7 Â Posted April 5, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Nick - this shot suggests a whole album's worth of late mornings on the grand tour a generation or so ago (the contemporary motorcycle helmet notwithstanding); good example of a foto inviting lots of narratives, apart from being interesting in itself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
etrigan63 Posted April 5, 2008 Share #8 Â Posted April 5, 2008 Yes, the M8 is great fun for IR: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wstotler Posted April 6, 2008 Share #9  Posted April 6, 2008 Hi--figured I'd hop in.  Shooting IR with the B+W 93 is a focusing challenge. (My filter came Friday.) Six-to-seven stops of light loss (plus focus shift) make life interesting. I've been enjoying shooting IR shots in a testing mode. What I've found to be cool is the restrictions it puts on the photography, which is forcing me to work a bit harder. I've been post-processing the photos in Aperture (as "color" shots), and then pushing them to TrueGrain for black and white work--the results have been excellent. (Subjects will improve. I'm just testing process and workflow at the moment.)  Just a quick sample shot attached.  A few more are here (IR w/B+W 93, processed with Aperture then pushed to TrueGrain): Infrared - a photoset on Flickr  Thanks, Will Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/49690-another-m8-infrared-shot/?do=findComment&comment=530547'>More sharing options...
tollie Posted April 6, 2008 Share #10  Posted April 6, 2008 I've been thinking of IR photography with the M8 for a bit and had purchased a Lee 87 polyester filter. I hand held the filter over the lens and let her go.  When I saw this thread I had the motivation to take the plunge... many thanks.  The first image was hand-held and pushed to grain with an ISO of 1250. It was a very windy day... the next image was taken, a day later, from a tripod with an ISO of 160. Both shot with the CV 40 1.4. The first wide open and the second at f 8. Conversion in LR.  Its a tough way of shooting but now I move around town I can almost 'see' in IR. These are not great photographs but they were fun to make. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/49690-another-m8-infrared-shot/?do=findComment&comment=530609'>More sharing options...
scho Posted April 6, 2008 Share #11 Â Posted April 6, 2008 Does a good job rendering spooky images on headstones also. M8, Zeiss 35 Biogon, ISO 640, B+W 092 filter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ka00lai Posted April 7, 2008 Share #12 Â Posted April 7, 2008 Anyone did compare the result of B/W 092 and 093 filter ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wstotler Posted April 7, 2008 Share #13 Â Posted April 7, 2008 Anyone did compare the result of B/W 092 and 093 filter ? Â Can't make the comparison you're requesting. But. . . I can say that the 093 completely blocks visible light, showing IR light only. Â Here are some additional observations: * Six to seven stops of light loss. * In-camera metering seems to work OK! * Infinity Focus: With a 35 Summicron ASPH (at f/2), "infinity" (e.g., closer horizons in the 200-400 ft. range) can be set at about the middle of the "2" in the "12" focus ring marking. * Other Focus: Focus bracketing. Sure feels like I will be able to focus through the RF and then misalign the patch by X to always hit focus dead-on. Just need to internalize the offset through experience. * Speed: With reasonable sunlight, 1/30th at ISO 320. Bright sunlight 1/125 at ISO 320. Manually set indoors (lots of sunlight) to 1/30th at ISO 320 and pushed about two stops in Aperture--looks OK. * Color: Comes out in shades of purple. A-OK. Post-process with Aperture to adjust exposure, tones, etc., and then TrueGrain to get B&W. Â IR has been fun. I like the "shot by moonlight" quality IR shooting seems to give. I'll figure out other interesting stuff as I go. A few samples here: Infrared - a photoset on Flickr (More in the pipeline.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tollie Posted April 7, 2008 Share #14  Posted April 7, 2008 Today I went out and shot some IR at a very often shot place called Tres Palmas.  I used my hand held Lee 87 filter and shot on a tripod at f 22 using my elmarit 28 2.8.  I noticed as image 1 indicates that the aperature seems to have let in more light than the rest of the frame. I had not seen this before.  The second image is one that I croped down and adjusted to my liking. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/49690-another-m8-infrared-shot/?do=findComment&comment=531590'>More sharing options...
wstotler Posted April 7, 2008 Share #15 Â Posted April 7, 2008 Tollie: The "center burn"--or bright "hotspots" on certain images was brought up by farnz in another thread: Â I have noticed that hotspots vary with aperture. At small apertures they appear smaller and brighter and wide open they appear dimmer but larger. I have a pet theory that as the aperture is stopped down it masks the areas at the edges of the lens and the cause of the hotspot is channelled through the centre of the lens, and vice versa. I shoot wide open and only experience some vignetting, which can be easily equalised in LR. Â I haven't experienced any hotspots yet--but I'm shooting between f/2.0 and f/5.6. Â Thanks, Will Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tollie Posted April 7, 2008 Share #16 Â Posted April 7, 2008 Hey Will, Â many thanks... this forum is a world of knowledge... Â This is the first go at shooting with IR stopped down... the rest have been f8 or just wide open. In these cases I had some dark spots... like vingnetting but not in the corners... but this is the first I've seen of the hot spot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scho Posted April 7, 2008 Share #17  Posted April 7, 2008 Today I went out and shot some IR at a very often shot place called Tres Palmas. I used my hand held Lee 87 filter and shot on a tripod at f 22 using my elmarit 28 2.8.  I noticed as image 1 indicates that the aperature seems to have let in more light than the rest of the frame. I had not seen this before.  The second image is one that I croped down and adjusted to my liking.  Hot spots when shooting IR with a pass filter seem to be lens specific and may be caused by internal reflections. You will find lists of "good" and "bad" lenses for various systems on the net and perhaps even in this forum for M lenses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tollie Posted April 7, 2008 Share #18 Â Posted April 7, 2008 Great suggestion... Â I quickly found a Lieca specific review of the M8 and Leica and Zeiss lenses here. Â The hot-spot problem is typically found at f8 or higher. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravastar Posted April 8, 2008 Share #19  Posted April 8, 2008 Here's a list of lenses showing which ones have hotspots or not:  Leica M8 IR-Compatibility Lens listing: IR hotspot or not - The GetDPI Workshop Forums   Bob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drjho Posted May 17, 2008 Share #20  Posted May 17, 2008 Here are my first attempts at IR with a 21/2.8 ASPH and a BW 093 filter. The focus is a bit challenging but it seems to be infinity at 5/6 feet. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/49690-another-m8-infrared-shot/?do=findComment&comment=560986'>More sharing options...
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