M8.2 problems with green foliage

[Rob-F]

This year in St. Louis, we have had good rainfall, and our vegetation is nice and green. When I photograph with my M8.2 and any of several lenses, all with UV/IR cut filters, the greenery comes out looking as if we've had a hot, dry summer. The green colors look bleached out, yellowy-green, and tired looking. Other subjects such as urban landscapes look fine. I'm shooting in RAW and processing with Aperture. Lens detection is set to ON with UV/IR. Results with auto white balance or daylight white balance look about the same. I have to make big changes with the sliders in Aperture just to get in the ball park; it never really looks right. Again, other subjects come out fine.

If I shoot the very same scene with my X100, the same green plants look healthy, fresh, and green--just the way they look for real.

Lots has been written about the M8 producing crappy foliage colors without using a UV/IR filter. I'm getting crappy foliage with and without one.

Any ideas? Similar experiences? Is it just me?

 

[willie_901]

Perhaps your IR cut filters do not cover IR frequencies from foliage?

It is odd that this happens with several different lenses and different filters. Also it sounds like fabric IR reflections are not an issue, so the filters are doing something. If you photograph a colr chart, does green look normal? Is this the first time you've photographed foliage with this body, lenses and filters. Is it typical to use UV filters with a M8?

 

[user237428934]

Maybe your UV/IR filter is an UV filter only? A guy in another forum had this problem.

Lens detection has no effect when it comes to IR impact.

 

[user237428934]

I did a comparison of scenes with and without filter some time ago. Here is the strongest effect in nature I could see.

Imported in LR with "Camera Standard" profile. Especially foliage looks different again with "Adobe Standard" profile

 

[Scheelings]

The first photo looks fine - the 2nd looks like no filter....

 

[efix]

If you're using Lightroom you always have to select "Camera standard" in camera calibration, or you will get weird colors.

 

[Lss]

I have to make big changes with the sliders in Aperture just to get in the ball park; it never really looks right.

This suggests the problem is quite extreme, not just a particular taste in colour. And it also suggests your filter is the problem. Can you give the brand and other specifics of the filter?

 

[user237428934]

If you're using Lightroom you always have to select "Camera standard" in camera calibration, or you will get weird colors.

I know people who prefer Adobe Standard. I always use Camera Standard

 

[Ron (Netherlands)]

I never had these kind of problems with my M8.2. Btw I only used Leica UV/IR filters

 

[efix]

I know people who prefer Adobe Standard. I always use Camera Standard

Those are weirdos. 😉

 

[Rob-F]

Thanks for all the helpful comments! I believe the IR filter is at fault--will check it out next opportunity.