Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The tip here is to play with your polorizer for a while. you will noice that the most effect always comes at one point and its direct opposite, the polarizor being linear. (there are circulars by B+W, but that wont help an M user). The old leitz mount had numbers and the '0' was where you would point to the light source for max. effect. That filter degraded over time and i bought a new one from B+W with NO markings. with some fiddling about i was able to determine the opposing points on the perimeter and marked them (with a tiny file, paint could come off) when using this technique, keep in mind 'where the light is coming from'. if for instance you are using sunlight coming in from a window and it is bouncing off a wall and onto a subject, point to the wall, not the window. try it and with a little practice you'll get it and even be able to moderate the effect. (do some meter playing also, there is a 1/4 - 1/2 shift in max. to min. effect depending on strength of light and time of year. i'm not up on the technicalities of this, just a very experienced shooter. its easy, play in many different situations and hey, its fun! sblutter (the pain is when you're using a pola. series 5.5 on a CL. dropping that thing in just right...but the solution to that is too obvious and for another time...