Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Horst writes as a response to Ed: Ed:>> >> I switched from Yellow to Green on that basis...and noticed a remarkable >> improvement in the tones of my own photos. >> >> Just thought I'd add my two-cents worth here.... >> ED. Horst replies: >Thanks for the hint, I will try the green filter, or at least start of with >a yellow-green. EXCUSE ME: This discussions about as silly as the one regarding whether one should use a UV filter or not. In B&W you only use a filter for a specific purpose, such as to avoid an extraordinary amount of dodging and burning and/or to separate gray tones that would otherwise be equal or nearly so. You might want to buy a Kodak book on the use of filters or at the very least look at www.bandh.com 's section on the use of filters and what they do. I use filters about 5 percent of the time. The only complete set that I have is for 39mm. Often I will change to the older lenses in order to use the appropriate filter. You might want to do a little more research before using filters as a matter of course. Bill Larsen ohlen@lightspeed.net