dunksargent Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Peterborough UK River Nene Embankment 'Willow Tree' IR images taken on a frosty / sunny day, 17 January 2023 with a 'full spectrum converted' Leica T (Type 701) / Leica TL 11-23mm / URTH 720nm IR filter . Full spectrum conversion by Alan Burch, "Infra Red and Full Spectrum Camera Conversions" IOW UK. The Leica T is a 'great unloved' Leica APS-C ICL camera partly because its AF can be too slow – but in manual focus mode, with magnified 'live view' it's fine. The T does not have an integral live view EVF; it relies on a hot-shoe fitting accessory EVF – made by Epson but 'badge engineered' Leica'. The long discontinued 16.2MP Leica T (only available s/h) is the cheapest ICL Leica APS-C camera. My first pix posted to the forum. BW, dunk Link to comment
dunksargent Posted January 28, 2023 Author Share Posted January 28, 2023 Another Leica T / TL 11-23mm / URTH 720nm IR image: Barnack Hills and Holes Nature Reserve near Stamford, Lincs., UK – November 2022 on a bright sunny afternoon BW, dunk Link to comment
colinbm Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Fantastic, great contrast. Link to comment
Andrea B. Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 I really like these IR conversions. And it's nice to see this use of a Leica T. Your compositions are quite nice. And the way the dark tree trunks are behind the willow wands is so dramatic. Given the fixed wide-angle lens on the T, do you find you can get close enough to a subject, if desired? I once used the Nikon Coolpix A, a small fixed wide-angle lens, advanced point-n-shoot for botanical field shots. It had a close-up mode built in. Worked well. But some of my other wide-angle lenses not so good for closer work. I'm not at all familiar with Leica lenses. Only have a 50 Summicron. Link to comment
dunksargent Posted January 28, 2023 Author Share Posted January 28, 2023 Thank you for the +ve comments. Andrea, from memory I used the 23mm end of the zoom which is the FF equivalent of 35mm - thus not too wide. I have not tried the lens on e.g. small flora /fauna; I have close-focus and macro lenses for close-ups. The 50mm Summicron is an excellent lens and there is a Mk II close-focus version with 'goggles' manufactured from 1956 - 1968 which is in demand. My Leica TL 11-23mm zoom lens was made in Japan but to a Leica Wetzlar design. I plan to use the Leica T for UV photography later in the year; meantime using for IR and in addition to the the 720nm, have an URTH 850nm filter to experiment with. Ref the 'willow wands' - camera was shooting almost directly into the sunlight – semi-contre jour. BW, dunk Link to comment
Andrea B. Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Thanks for the reply, Dunk. Link to comment
dunksargent Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 Willows and Swan Nene Embankment, Peterborough UK. Leica T (full spectrum converted) / Leica TL 11-23mm / URTH 720nm IR filter BW. dunk Link to comment
Andrea B. Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Love the compositional lines of this one. And the swan is such a cool part of the photo. Link to comment
colinbm Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Wow these willows sure make it different. Link to comment
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