tah
Established
If you plan to convert to BW, I prefer not to use IR cut filter.
M8 without an IR-cut filter is a truly great BW camera ....
Buy.....buy.....buy ....
~ron~
I agree - lovely B&W files.
tah
http://www.flickr.com/photos/taherman/
Lss
Well-known
raid
Dad Photographer
The color IR look is not that strong here. I am used to true IR images which look like this one (taken with Kodak color IR slide film):
Eric T
Well-known
One other disadvantage of the M8 over the X-Pro1 that I forgot to mention in my previous post:
You have to clean the M8 sensor manually and it is a magnet for dust. The X-Pro1 has a sensor cleaner built in.
Nevertheless, both are great cameras.
You have to clean the M8 sensor manually and it is a magnet for dust. The X-Pro1 has a sensor cleaner built in.
Nevertheless, both are great cameras.
Lss
Well-known
Raid, the colours in the one I posted have been processed. The original image looks very different, but obviously nothing like your slide film colours.
willie_901
Veteran
Raid,
The most recent IR image you posted shows how not using an IR filter for any color work is a bad idea. It's not just high IR reflectors such as synthetic fabrics, foliage, or seeing blood flow just below the skin... all the photo counts are contaminated to some degree by IR energy photons.
No amount of post processing manipulation can estimate the real, but unknown, IR content of each sensor site. This is precisely why Leica issued free IR filters rather than free software shortly after the M8 was released.
As mentioned above, the good news is B&W images often benefit from the same issues that make color work problematic.
The most recent IR image you posted shows how not using an IR filter for any color work is a bad idea. It's not just high IR reflectors such as synthetic fabrics, foliage, or seeing blood flow just below the skin... all the photo counts are contaminated to some degree by IR energy photons.
No amount of post processing manipulation can estimate the real, but unknown, IR content of each sensor site. This is precisely why Leica issued free IR filters rather than free software shortly after the M8 was released.
As mentioned above, the good news is B&W images often benefit from the same issues that make color work problematic.
coelacanth
Ride, dive, shoot.
So the original digital M was the original M Monochrom. 
And personally, I am loving M8 for that. Looking forward to the photos, Raid.
And personally, I am loving M8 for that. Looking forward to the photos, Raid.
raid
Dad Photographer
IR images for different purpose
IR images for different purpose
It was an art and science to figure out which colored filters would give which look on a given day and time of day at a given location with IR being emitted around you.
I recall my joy to get back 32 well exposed slides from the first roll of IR film. I did not use any bracketing. I recall using red, green yellow, and IR filters.
IR images for different purpose
It was an art and science to figure out which colored filters would give which look on a given day and time of day at a given location with IR being emitted around you.
I recall my joy to get back 32 well exposed slides from the first roll of IR film. I did not use any bracketing. I recall using red, green yellow, and IR filters.
jmanivelle
Well-known
Raid,
congrats on your M8!
I believe you have a pre asph 35 summilux . If so, depending on your model, you might have to remove the protective rear bakelite (or black plastic) ring for the lens to mount correctly into the M8 body . And a 49mm B&W filter facing the lens will fit into a 12504 hood .
Cheers
Jean-Marc.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/talegal/
congrats on your M8!
I believe you have a pre asph 35 summilux . If so, depending on your model, you might have to remove the protective rear bakelite (or black plastic) ring for the lens to mount correctly into the M8 body . And a 49mm B&W filter facing the lens will fit into a 12504 hood .
Cheers
Jean-Marc.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/talegal/
raid
Dad Photographer
Thank you Jean-Marc.
I have the second version pre-asph 35 Lux. Does this lens need some adjusting?
I have the second version pre-asph 35 Lux. Does this lens need some adjusting?
raid
Dad Photographer
I just opened the parcel that arrived today, and it contains a beautiful M8!
I will be meeting next week with Brian, so he will hopefully get me started on using the M8. The camera is still sealed by Leica from its last maintenance visit.
I will be meeting next week with Brian, so he will hopefully get me started on using the M8. The camera is still sealed by Leica from its last maintenance visit.
crispy12
Well-known
Looking forward to your initial impressions!
ChrisN
Striving
Fun times ahead! Please say hi to Brian for me.
raid
Dad Photographer
Will do, Chris.
He favors the M8 over the M8.2, so he may tell me that I did not buy the right camera. I just don't need the 1/8000 sec speed.
He favors the M8 over the M8.2, so he may tell me that I did not buy the right camera. I just don't need the 1/8000 sec speed.
JohnTF
Veteran
I still have the Arctic Butterfly.
When I got my M8, it arrived with grease or something, plus dust on the sensor. Had it cleaned at my local shop.
Got some more dust, even though I blew every one of my lenses off, and was as careful as practical when swapping them.
Bought the Arctic Butterfly, and have had to use it only a few times.
At some time, I did send the camera in to Leica, I thought it was giving too much blue in many shots with shadow areas, and I had them clean the sensor again.
Perhaps the program upgrades helped. No note from Leica -- though I sent them files, subjects were taken outside, no fabric on the trees. ;-)
It was easily corrected in PS, but I thought a camera out of the box should be clean and ready to go.
Subsequently, have switched to the M9.
John
jmanivelle
Well-known
Perfect purchase,
bought mine on eBay sealed by Leica as well, cannot be any safer for a second hand camera.
Check w/ Brian your LTM lenses' calibration, a digital camera is less tolerant than film bodies.
jmanivelle
Well-known
Probably you'll have to remove that protective ring, mine is the version II as well #2899420 year 1978.
Then the rear element is exposed !
tmfabian
I met a man once...
Forgot about that. Absolutely digital is more finicky with lens calibration. I had a 50 pre-asph matched to one of my bodies for this reason.