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B+W 67mm #486 UV/IR CUT |
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Specially designed Infra Red Cut Off Filter for use on the Leica M8 and the Tri Elmar lens.
This B&W 67 mm 486 Digital UV/IR Blocking Slim Glass Filter has a completely colorless glass carrier coated with a number of extremely thin, partially reflecting layers with precisely computed thicknesses, similar to MC coating (multi-coating).
The B&W Filter 486 does not block by means of absorption, but by interference of the unwanted UV and IR radiation that is repeatedly reflected between these layers affecting the wavelengths on both sides of the visible spectrum with a steep cut-off.
B&W slim filters are for wide-angle lenses and are 3mm thick. They do not have a front thread.
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That unsharpness results from the chromatic aberration of the lenses that are only corrected for visible light |
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In the visible range, the transmission curve is very high and straight |
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Used mainly on digital and video cameras with CCD sensors without an integrated IR protection filter, because the IR sensitivity of the CCD sensor would otherwise cause color changes and unsharpness |












