Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi, the best why to handle high contrast is to use a low contrast film, and develop for low contrast, if you do your own. As a rule of thumb, the higher the ISO rating, the lower the contrast. Which is a shame because the high contrast tends to come when the light is brightest, and you want a slow film. In this situation an ND filter would be useful in reducing the speed of a low contrast film to a useable level. The cost, for slr users, is a dull viewfinder. What you definitely don't want is a polariser, which will increase the contrast. - --- Bob mailto:bob@web-options.com Il faut être toujours botté et prêt à partir. One should always have one's boots on and be ready to leave. - - Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) > Mark > How do you handle high contrast? Do you sacrifice the highlights or the > shadows, or seek an average and accept poor highlights and poor shadows. > Is there a filter that can lower contrast, like a foggy piece of glass for > instance. It is why I thought of a neutral density filter although I > suspect it has no value in reducing contrast. What do you think? > TIA > Alan