[Leica] M8 B&W questions

[john at mcmaster.co.uk (John McMaster)]

I used mine with a Zeiss 15mm and 21mm v/f (and IR filter) as the lens had 
an IR mark, both sold now.

john

?On 15/02/2022, 16:54, "LUG on behalf of Howard Ritter via LUG" 
<lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.uk at leica-users.org on behalf of lug at 
leica-users.org> wrote:

    I particularly like using my M8 with 24mm Elmarit-M (32mm equivalent) 
plus a deep IR-passing filter for B&W IR imaging.

    ?howard

    > On Feb15, 2022, at 1012, Jean-Michel Mertz via LUG <lug at 
leica-users.org> wrote:
    > 
    > 
    > Dear Luggers,
    > I bought an M8 back in 2010. I've used it ever since for colour 
photography, shooting in raw and then developing my pictures in Lightroom. I 
think this camera produces great pictures despite its basic flaws - its 
infrared sensitivity and the 1.33 crop factor. In fact the lens you choose 
helps a lot ! (I use a summicron 35 on a daily basis).
    > 
    > Now there's a good number of photographers who have come to realize 
that this camera also produces fairly good B&W pictures. Some even compare 
them to pictures taken with the M Monochrom. My point here is not the 
conversion we all do from raw files to B&W, thanks to LR, PS, etc. I'd like 
to know what your opinion is on shooting direct JPEG files in B&W and then 
developing the pictures for example in Silver E. I've seen some really 
smashing JPEG + SE pictures. Of course, you can't have large prints. Of 
course, you won't have the possibility to resort to your raw files in colour 
should you need to work on details.
    > 
    > I've recently done a few pictures with my M8 + a 1949 Elmar 50, 3.5. 
It's (almost) like shooting film. I mean, I get the same thrill. The 
pictures have a nostalgic quality I miss when shooting colour and then 
converting the files to B&W. And having a look at the LCD display is, after 
all, a good way to assess the picture - a bit faster than darkroom work !
    > 
    > Is the M8 the "poor man's monochrom" ?
    > 
    > Thanks for your answers and any advice that might help me get the most 
(the best !) out of my M8 !
    > 
    > JM
    >