Description

B&W B+W 39mm Pro UV/IR Cut Filter #486/ Leica Hot Mirror

-This is a made in Germany UV and IR cut filter (hot mirror filter) usually used on digital cameras to remove the unwanted magenta cast caused by infrared light on the digital sensor (most often used on the Leica m8)

-This can also be used on film cameras to remove the UV and IR radiation which is often the cause of slight soft focus in landscape photography (most lenses do not sharply focus IR light and some films are sensitive to it)

-All digital sensors are sensitive to IR light and most have a built-in blocking filter that is often only partially effective (a fully effective on chip filter could cause a loss of image quality), the only option is to use this filter on the lens to stop most of the unwanted UV & IR light. 

-UV (ultra violet) is well known to cause a haze in landscape photography and is almost always filtered out with a filter for best results by many professionals

-This filter blocks both

-In very good condition and almost like new with the box

-This is a made in Germany UV and IR cut filter (hot mirror filter) usually used on digital cameras to remove the unwanted magenta cast caused by infrared light on the digital sensor (most often used on the Leica m8)

-This can also be used on film cameras to remove the UV and IR radiation which is often the cause of slight soft focus in landscape photography (most lenses do not sharply focus IR light and some films are sensitive to it)

-All digital sensors are sensitive to IR light and most have a built-in blocking filter that is often only partially effective (a fully effective on chip filter could cause a loss of image quality), the only option is to use this filter on the lens to stop most of the unwanted UV & IR light. 

-UV (ultra violet) is well known to cause a haze in landscape photography and is almost always filtered out with a filter for best results by many professionals

-This filter blocks both

-In very good condition and almost like new with the box