Member Brian

This question came up on getdpi.com, I did a quick test with the M8+IR cut filter, M8 without filter, and M9.

Leica UV/IR filter over lens, C-Sonnar 50/1.5 wide-open, 1/4th second exposure.

Leica M8 WITHOUT the UV/IR filter over lens, C-Sonnar 50/1.5 wide-open, 1/8th second.

I've used a Wratten 88A filter with the M8,…[Read more]

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I am familiar with sensor artifacts, would help to see your photos.

If this occurs only under certain lighting conditions, it's easy to tell. Usually a saturated area on the detector drags down other areas. If extaneous light hits the calibration portion of the detector, odd things…[Read more]

JUST FOR A COMPARISON! THESE are with my 1938 Zeiss Sonnar 5cm F1.5 that I converted to Leica Mount using a Jupiter-3 focus module.

I also took some pictures with my 1938 Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar “T” 5cm F1.5 while testing the Jupiter. This is my best Sonnar. One of the first Sonnars marked “T”, my 1936 Sonnar is factory coated- but no “T”.…[Read more]

Sold on getdpi.com.

I will be listing a number of lenses. If I get the M9 Monochrome- it will be paid for by selling gear.

1951 Jupiter-3 with German glass and shimmed for Leica coming up next.

I used to shoot Panatomic-X developed in Microdol, 35 years ago.

The M9 is as close to using a classic film camera as any digital camera gets. The M9M is as close to using black and white film as any digital camera gets. Some people don't want to spend all of their time in Photoshop to mimic the results of black and white film. I never…[Read more]

jto555;2237 wrote: I am sorry, but what a waste of time! An M9M that costs more than an M9 but I bet will have a lower resale value in a years time.

I am guessing here but if Leica is having supply issues with the M9 sensor maybe the M10 was supposed to be launched on M(ay)10th but there is also a supply issue there too.

The resale…[Read more]

I am excited about it, there has not been a monochrome digital camera (not counting digital back) since the Kodak DCS760m.

Now- will they leave the IR filter off of it?