Decided to try out some infra-red landscapes on the Leica Q which is my current go to camera. I love the 28mm Summilux lens and its almost a do it all camera for what I shoot. In the realm of things for Leica, this camera to me is value for money. I know ...
Back in 2014 I did some IR tests with Ilford SFX 200, a B&W film that has extended red sensitivity (up to 740nm) together with a R72 Infrared Filter. I was using my Nikon F3P and the AIS 50mm f/1.2... The question was how to determine the exposure... ...
in figuring out which exposure timing will give the best result. On the Leica Q, I tried not to extend the exposure too long as you will risk the foilage getting blurred with movements from the wind etc. So I try to have an exposure less than 8 seconds an...
I basically used manual hyperfocal zone focusing based on f8 aperture so that it gives me maximum depth of field set at f8. Funny thing is that the Leica Q even though with the R72 IR filter on it is still able to auto focus when you set the shutter speed...
When I was using the R72 I could not focus through the filter... too dark. I was focusing at near infinity so even though there was an IR focus adjustment indicator on the lens I don't remember it as being that critical. Got to love the Leica Q