gseitz Posted November 10, 2006 Share #1 Posted November 10, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi again, As a followup to my thread on the felt dartboard shot I wanted to post an example of the effect of the IR filter on a landscape shot. The first shot is with the IR cutoff filter and the second shot is without it. Note the overall impact of the IR is much more subtle than on the black fabric shots but still impacts the green plants to varying degrees (some more than others - note the plant in the lower right). Greg 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/8891-landscape-m8-pics-with-ir-cutoff-filter/?do=findComment&comment=89161'>More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 10, 2006 Posted November 10, 2006 Hi gseitz, Take a look here Landscape M8 Pics with IR cutoff filter. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
kschwarz Posted November 10, 2006 Share #2 Posted November 10, 2006 Do you have an infrared filter (blocks visible light, lets infrared through)? I would be interested in seeing pictures of the black velvet and outdoor pictures of plants using a filter specifically designed to ENHANCE the imaging of infrared. These photos are usually converted to B&W and should show the hot-spots that have been suggested in the non-filtered images. An example of a visible light-blocking infrared picture will also give us some idea of how good the M8 might be at traditional infrared photography. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucek Posted November 10, 2006 Share #3 Posted November 10, 2006 I would be interested in seeing pictures of the black velvet and outdoor pictures of plants using a filter specifically designed to ENHANCE the imaging of infrared. Karl: Are these what you had in mind? http://www.leica-camera-user.com/digital-forum/8991-m8-ir-uv-photos.html Bruce Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gseitz Posted November 10, 2006 Author Share #4 Posted November 10, 2006 Do you have an infrared filter (blocks visible light, lets infrared through)? I would be interested in seeing pictures of the black velvet and outdoor pictures of plants using a filter specifically designed to ENHANCE the imaging of infrared. These photos are usually converted to B&W and should show the hot-spots that have been suggested in the non-filtered images. An example of a visible light-blocking infrared picture will also give us some idea of how good the M8 might be at traditional infrared photography. Thanks. No, sure don't - I believe there was another thread where someone posted IR and UV filtered pics already though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted November 10, 2006 Share #5 Posted November 10, 2006 Man, I hate that orangy tint to the clearly green foliage (in the unfiltered shot). I got that with my R-D1 jpegs (wasn't RAW-capable back then) and strongly suspected either IR contamination or just poor WB. While I, personally, am not having second thoughts about my still-on-the-way M8 (thoughts, yes - second thoughts, no) - in the overall market this flaw may mean the M8 kills Leica rather than saving it unless they get off the stick and offer a full and unambiguous hardware revision to cure this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kschwarz Posted November 10, 2006 Share #6 Posted November 10, 2006 Karl: Are these what you had in mind? http://www.leica-camera-user.com/digital-forum/8991-m8-ir-uv-photos.html Bruce Thanks for the pointer, somehow I missed this thread. As a longtime IR shooter with my M6/M7, for me it is a real plus that the M8 can do both visible light photos and great IR just by changing filters. I know I am bucking the trend here in this forum... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
osera Posted November 10, 2006 Share #7 Posted November 10, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Greg- Do you have any experience using the IR cutoff filter on another digital camera? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gseitz Posted November 10, 2006 Author Share #8 Posted November 10, 2006 I originally bought the filter quite a while ago for the very occasional issues I had with the Nikon D2H - For me at least, IR was a much more minor issue on that camera so I ended up rarely needing to use it. The M8 is much worse in regards to IR than the D2H was. Greg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrgeoffrion Posted November 10, 2006 Share #9 Posted November 10, 2006 Hi again, As a followup to my thread on the felt dartboard shot I wanted to post an example of the effect of the IR filter on a landscape shot. The first shot is with the IR cutoff filter and the second shot is without it. Note the overall impact of the IR is much more subtle than on the black fabric shots but still impacts the green plants to varying degrees (some more than others - note the plant in the lower right). Greg Greg, thanks for posting. I think that your images clearly illustrate that IR affects ALL COLORS and not just the blacks or specific material... Removing the IR at the source is the only solution. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gseitz Posted November 10, 2006 Author Share #10 Posted November 10, 2006 Greg, thanks for posting. I think that your images clearly illustrate that IR affects ALL COLORS and not just the blacks or specific material... Removing the IR at the source is the only solution. JR, Thanks, glad to help. Personally I've decided that as much as I like this camera that I'm going to return it and wait for Leica to sort things out - I'd hold out a bit longer to see if Leica has anything to add but my window for returning it is pretty much up. It's an incredible camera and has amazing potential but for me it's just not there yet. I want to be out taking photos I can rely on not spending countless hours tweaking things and second guessing to ensure I'm getting accurate results. That said, I think everyone needs to make the decision that is right for them so I'm not encouraging people one way or the other. Thanks, Greg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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