Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/17

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Subject: Re[2]: [Leica] Re: Leica filters + stuff
From: Malcolm McCullough <blayne@mbox2.singnet.com.sg>
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 23:46:25 +0800

At 22:48 16/01/99 -0600, Harrison McLary wrote:

>I  usually  use an 81A on my lenses, just because I like the look. The
>81A  knocks appx 600 degrees K off the color Temp of the light hitting
>the film.  The 81B is around 800 degrees, I think...don't have my color
>temp chart in front of me at present.
>
 I guess you meant to say that the 81A knocks about 600 K off 6100 K light.
The number of degrees it knocks off depends on the colour temp you begin
with. An 81A reduces 3400 K light to 3200 K. The mired shift is constant
though.

Regards,
Malcolm