Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 1998-12-15 leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us said: >A long shot but i'll try here anyway. >Has anyone used a viewing filter to preview how a scene is rendered >in B+W tonal values? Care to comment on it's usefulness if one is >trying to teach the eye to see in B&W values. Ansel Adams suggested >using this filter for newbies in B&W photography. B&H sells one by >Peak for $50. >Thanks in advance. >Bee Lian Bee, I used a B&W viewing filter quite a lot early on. By suppressing the colors in a scene, it helps you to judge tonal relationships and, maybe more importantly, simulates the films response to shadows. For instance, that shadow where your eye can see all kinds of detail may come out black in your print. The filter also helps you to identify possible tonal mergers. I bought mine from Zone VI years ago. I liked theirs because it was format specific; where the Peak, I think, is round. And, I'm sure they were less than $50! Check with Calumet (they own Zone VI now.) - - Alan Net-Tamer V 1.11.2X - Test Drive