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As I've watched from the sidelines (I'm not an M shooter) over the last few days, I've often been reminded of a great moment from "The Simpsons." In the early moments of a potential crisis, the news anchorman asks his "expert" guest: "Without knowing any of the facts, would you say now is the perfect time to panic?"

 

If I was holding an M8, I can't say if I'd have panicked or not--so no criticism is implied.

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Well I am working on getting us working now and the cut filter works

 

Folks,

 

I cannot help myself, but filters are not the solution. This is not necessary in C or N cameras and I do not want to understand I should use filters on the already slow M, this would prevent me then from doing any effective photography.

 

So if filters stay the great wisdom with M8 then it's NOT my camera :-(((

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Folks,

 

I cannot help myself, but filters are not the solution. This is not necessary in C or N cameras and I do not want to understand I should use filters on the already slow M, this would prevent me then from doing any effective photography.

 

So if filters stay the great wisdom with M8 then it's NOT my camera :-(((

 

As has been pointed out many times, this is most likely a temporary solution, not the final word from Leica on the matter.

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Peter, I'm geniunely confused by what you mean by: "I do not want to understand I should use filters on the already slow M, this would prevent me then from doing any effective photography."

 

Presumably if you're going to fit an IR cut filter to your Leica lenses it will be there all the time, as would a Skylight filter used as front-element protection - so no time would be spent mounting and unmounting it. And the 486 IR cut filter has a filter factor of 1.0, so no lens speed would be lost either.

 

Can you explain what you think would take extra time, and what you would be prevented from doing with a filter on the lens? I really don't understand what you mean here...

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But after sleeping on it I'm not so sure anymore.

 

I'm actually contemplating getting a hold of a "problem" M8 BEFORE Leica fixes it...why?

 

Because then I will have a M8 that does very well with IR filters for regular work and also a very IR sensitive M8 to use for IR photography...it's like having two cameras in one!

 

The million dollar question is, will it be a star at both or just a jack of two trades.

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Peter it is completely a temporary fix and in my test thread i said it also that leica needs to put this inside the camer on the sensor becuase filters will not cut it. This is just to get me to get this camera in service and make me some money. LOL

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